The ancient Herod Atticus amphitheatre in Athens, situated against the stunning backdrop of the Acropolis, recently played host to ‘Bravo China and Greece,’ a spectacular multicultural performance billed as a celebration of the ancient cultures of China and Greece in view of their forthcoming roles as Olympic hosts in 2004 and 2008. Audio production company for the event, one of the biggest ever to be staged in the open-air venue, was Athens-based Sound Control, also the distributor for Midas, Klark Teknik and ElectroVoice.

Production manager, Sound Control's Renos Papapaschos specified a powerful Electro-Voice X-line system for the show, plus a full complement of Midas consoles and Klark Teknik processing. A 64-frame Heritage 2000 was on FOH duties, whilst a Heritage 3000 catered for monitoring requirements. An XL3 plus sidecar looked after the recording of the show and a Midas Venice handled the audio for video/TV feeds. Two Klark Teknik DN9848 digital audio processors were controlling the X-line and a rack of DN360s looked after EQ for the monitor system.

’Bravo China and Greece’ featured the cream of the two countries' classical and folk performers with the backing of a full orchestra led by renowned conductor, Hu Yongyan, who currently serves as musical director and conductor for the Shanghai Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra.


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