OPERA IN THE QUARRY
Next to the Neusiedler Lake, the St. Margarethen Quarry is an UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Landscape. At the same time it is Europe’s largest natural stage. It covers an area of 7.000 m2 and hosts nearly 5.000 opera lovers. This years production - Mozart’s Magic Flute - was a huge success and attracted more than 91.000 spectators with an occupany rate of 93%.
AMADEUS created the perfect acoustical setting for this Open Air production. More than 100 speakers were installed to establish an immersive journey throughout the opera. The positions of the actors were tracked in realtime and a virtual opera hall was created around the audience. Also soundscapes and different special effects augmented the dialog parts. Virtual birds were buzzing around Papageno acoustically, cave effects, thunders and fire effects where created.
Pictures: Thomas Ludwig
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