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VENUE 049
SAIGON OPERA
HO CHI MINh CITY, VIETNAM ASIA/PACIFIC/OCEANIA
The stately Saigon Opera House, also referred to as the Municipal Theatre, HCMC, was recently outfitted with a D.A.S Audio system. The Saigon Opera House was designed by French architect Ferret Eugene and built in 1897, the historic structure is a classic example of French Colonial architecture in Vietnam and is influenced by the flamboyant style of the French Third Republic with its façade shaped like the Petit Palais, which was built in the same year in France. The House had a main seating floor plus two levels of seating above, and was originally capable of accommodating 1,800 people. It was not until 1975 after the Fall of Saigon that it began to be used again used as a theatre and was later partially restored in 1995 to its original primary theatrical function. In 1998, on the 300th anniversary of the founding of Saigon, the municipal government had the exterior façade restored, but it wasn’t until late last year that it was decided the existing system was ready for an audio upgrade. Leading sound designer, Pham Duy Duc, was chosen to install the new system. Some of his most recent works include installs at the massive Ha Long Club in Ha Long and Civilize, one of Hanoi’s
newest discotheques. But, of course, an opera house has entirely different audio requirements and acoustics to nightclubs or discos. And those factors were very important with the audio upgrade. Duc and his team started installing the new D.A.S Audio system at Saigon Opera House on 20 January, including specially customised creamy white cabinets that now line each side of the Opera House to fit in with the existing classical white colour scheme. Another part of the building is Q Bar, the perennial Saigon nightspot created by New Yorker, David Jacobson, that has become a virtual institution in the city. Being part of the opera house meant that they were able to stay open much longer than other similar venues in the city. As a result of Jacobson’s original vision and foresight, he has now established Q Bar throughout Asia.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
SOUND 6 x D.A.S. ST1510 speaker; 4 x D.A.S. ST182 subwoofer; 4 x D.A.S. Artec26 speaker; 4 x D.A.S. SML15 speaker; 2 x D.A.S. DSP26 digital processor; 5 x D.A.S. H4000 amplifier; 3 x D.A.S. H2200 amplifier; 1 x Yamaha M7C L48 mixer
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