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 Re: Does there exist a fundamental difference between plaing in an opera orchestra a
Author: kdk ★2017
Date:   2019-05-23 23:02

JohnP wrote:

> the worst part about it is playing in a pit, the attendant poor
> acoustics and noise levels and poor sightlines, i.e. sometimes
> you can’t see the conductor clearly enough due to other
> players obstructing your view.

Does anyone have experience playing in an opera pit in which TV cameras and monitors are used to solve this problem?

I've seen into the pit of at least one Philadelphia theater where the conductor has a camera pointed at him from the front (he's generally also playing a keyboard part) and the players sit facing every which-way with small tablet-sized monitors mounted to their stands to see the video of the conductor. I think there may also be larger monitors mounted in front of the stage (I can't see them from our Mezzanine seats) for the onstage cast to see him. I've played in the pit for several shows in which some smaller-scale version of this was done - the monitors were larger and scattered among the players instead of stand-mounted tablets. In one case, the conductor was playing a keyboard at the back of the theater behind the audience while we were seated on a platform in one wing of the stage and had to watch a wall-mounted monitor for cues and tempos.

Have opera companies begun to try anything like this?

Karl
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