Lawo supports Carmen at Bregenz Festival
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The previously installed Lawo systems simplified an upgrade of the production console, which plays an important part in the production’s remarkable use of sound as a complement of the on-stage performance.
Sound designer Alwin Bösch and sound engineer Gernot Gögele shifted from the Lawo mc²66 production console they had used at the Bregenz Festival since 2005 to a new IP-based Lawo mc²96 grand production console, which was installed just prior to this year’s live opera performances. Although memorizing the new operating sequences took a few days, Bösch and Gögele were up and running with the mc²96 workflow within a week.
“The new production console is outstanding,” says Bösch. “The technology is state-of-the-art, and the system can do just about anything. Together with Lawo, we adapted the mc²96 to our specific sound reinforcement needs.”
The new mc²96 console gives Bösch and Gögele a convenient double-layer function, with two vertically arranged faders per channel strip allowing them to change audio settings while remaining in the sweet spot near the open window of their control room. (No speakers are used for monitoring.) The console also features a failover system that can be managed via laptop.
“The response to the new console is amazing,” says Wolfgang Urstadt, head of the technical department in Bregenz. “Everything seems to be working and everyone is very satisfied. The transition went smoothly.”
“Situated in a 7,000-seat open-air amphitheatre with an amazing organic sound and Lake Constance as a backdrop, the floating stage at the Bregenz Festival is understandably a popular attraction for opera aficionados,” said Andreas Hilmer, director marketing & communications at Lawo. “Over the years, we’ve enjoyed a great relationship with our friends at Bregenz, and we’re proud that Lawo systems will continue to support the wonderful performances staged each year at the festival.”
(Jim Evans)
