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Continuing its rich artistic tradition, the annual Aldeburgh Festival of Music and the Arts presents a packed programme of contemporary performances and exhibitions during this popular 16-day event. While the festival covers everything from paintings to poetry and everything in-between, it has a particularly strong reputation for staging innovative theatre productions of both classic and contemporary plays. Visitors also have the opportunity to watch performances of chamber, orchestral and solo musical arrangements. There are usually three performances each day with morning and afternoon performances alternating between Aldeburgh and Orford and evening concerts taking place in the glorious setting of the Concert Hall at Snape Maltings. The festival was founded in 1948 by Benjamin Britten, Eric Crozier and Peter Pears as a home for their touring opera company, the English Opera Group. The event has grown to become one of the most respected arts festivals in the region and now attracts visitors from all over the country.

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Various.