Performances Pygmalion (1734) Performance Summary Properly stored and cared for costumes can last for decades of use.
After a show has completed its run, costumes are then put into storage off-site until the next run of the show. They take care of laundry and mending any damage to the costumes. After the first show, costumes become their responsibility. The other two departments are in charge of care, maintenance and organization of the costumes.
The first is in charge of creating costumes for the first performance of a show. There are three sub-departments in their costume department. The Royal Opera House makes all of their costumes in house. There is not much need for a sound system for the operas and ballets because the performers do not have microphones and the music is provided by the orchestra. This was to give the theater better acoustics because the singers or instrumentalists do not use microphones. When the theater was rebuilt two years ago, the sound designers decided to remove the carpeting from the stairs and floors. They also have lights on the back stage batons so that the dancers and singers can see on stage. When the renovation was being done on the theater, the ETC lighting company received the contract to provide and setup numerous fixtures, consoles and a house control system.
This concept was to keep the proscenium free from truss and fixtures that would distract the viewer from the performance or obstruct their view. When the lights are not needed for a show, the panels retract and blend in with the rest of the dome. Unlike many theaters, the Royal Opera House has their lighting fixtures located in a panel that can lower from the dome of the roof. For example, plaster, molds, and paint can be made to look like food. Anything can be made and anything can be changed to look like something it isn't. Beautiful props complete the performances and a lot of work goes into each production. Mostly all of the props are made in this department or acquired from warehouse storage. This includes of team of artists, sculptors, engineers and welders. The Royal Opera House would not be complete to make a show without it's Prop department. The Royal Opera House is one of only two theaters to have this system. To switch between shows, the current floor can be raised and transported out of the way allowing the new floor to slide and be lowered into place.
The stage floor rests on three wagons with the rest of the set on top. The wagon system allows for extremely fast set changes between shows, only 20 minutes. This system is then integrated with the wagon system that Rolls Royce designed for the theater. This elevator then brings the truck to the unloading bay where the pallets are stored on a conveyor system. Upon arrival at the theater, the tractor trailer holding the pallets filled with the set backs into a massive elevator. There the sets are fabricated, deconstructed and sent to the theater. The Royal Opera House makes all of its own sets off-site in Thurrock. This stage is also in the proscenium style. The Linbury Studio is the secondary theater used for smaller and experimental shows. Īttributed to By Kleon3 (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons - Link Now the Royal Opera House is the home of both the Royal Opera, which was founded in 1946 as the Covent Garden Opera Company, and The Royal Ballet which was founded in 1931 then moved to the house in 1946. This building was designed by Edward Middleton Barry.Īccording to the Royal Opera House history page, during World War II The Royal Opera House was used as a dance hall. The theatre which stands today was built in 1858. Sadly this was also destroyed in a fire in 1856. The second Theatre Royal or Covent Garden was designed by Robert Smirke and opened in 1809. The the fire in 1808 destroyed the theatre. In the beginning in 1732, the theatre was a playhouse. It was formally called Covent Garden and Theatre Royal. The Royal Opera House did not start as the Royal Opera House. 10.2 The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand (2017).