VENUE 069
MALMÖ
MALMÖ OPERA HOUSE
MALMÖ OPERA HOUSE COULD BE DESCRIBED AS PART OF THE FURNITURE BY SWEDISH INHABITANTS, IT HAS BEEN A DISTINGUISHABLE LANDMARK FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. IT HAS RECENTLY RECIEVED A DIGITAL UPGRADE, WHICH HAS REVITALISED THE HISTORIC VENUE AND PLACED IT FIRMLY AMONGST ITS 21ST CENTURY PEERS.
malmÖ, sweden EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA
Sweden was one of the few countries not to fight in World War II, instead the country decided, somewhat controversially, to build an Opera House. The location chosen for the new theatre was Malmö on the south coast. More than 50 years later, the Opera House is still standing and has recently decided to set itself up for another 50 years by leaving the old fashioned methods behind and moving forward into the digital era. The opportunity to upgrade to digital initially arose from a decision made by the Swedish Government. The EU made a collective decision to change the radio microphone frequency bands, and Sweden was the first country to implement the changes. The update to the frequencies made the existing radio equipment redundant, so Head of the Sound Department at Malmö Opera House, Bengt Firenholt, and his team knew that a new radio system was required. They began to look into different options. Bengt explained: “We changed the radio system because the Government decided to change the frequency. We had Sony before and they told us about their new digital wireless system. We like new stuff and we like digital. So we decided to go for that, even though there were a lot of other competing brands that told us we shouldn’t go with digital that we should stay with analogue. We were the first in the world to buy the new digital Sony system.” The digital wireless microphone system from Sony comprises the
DWR-R01D two-channel rack mount wireless receiver and the DWT-B01 wireless microphone transmitter, monitored and managed by Sony’s innovative software solutions. The new system equips the theatre with 50 channels, in comparison to the previous system that provided just 40 channels. It only took one production, Les Miserable, to make use of the extra 10 channels. As soon as people hear an Opera House has 50 channels, they want to use them. “Having the courage to leverage new and untested solutions and being at the forefront of the technological development has always been important to us. The digital solution from Sony provides us with multiple channels per frequency band as well as detailed remote control of our 50 digital pocket transmitters,” said Bengt. The Sony digital wireless system was manufactured and delivered to Malmö Opera House before it was even in full production. So, when it actually arrived at the theatre, it was not equipped for the new Swedish frequencies. As this was the first and largest installation, Sony sent members of its team from Japan to measure, install and check every part of the new system to ensure it was perfect. The audio engineers created a production line during the 10-day visit and built the new Swedish frequencies into the transmitters on site. Since the install, a second version of the system has been released. The audio team at Malmö made some suggestions on how to improve the original, many of which were taken onboard and implemented. Henrik Felixon, Key Account Manager Media at Sony Professional said: “We are very excited to be part of this pioneer work and driving the sound technology forward. At Sony we develop our own technologies for sound and image, while many
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