CARMINA BURANA MONUMENTAL OPERA
Producer: Franz Abraham / ART CONCERTS GmbH



General informations:

·	Premiere: July 14th. 1995, Munich Königsplatz
·	Duration: Interlude 30-50 minutes, CARMINA BURANA approx. 75 minutes
·	Two performances per day are possible
·	Day by Day performances in the route enterprise
·	83 shows + World Route 2004/2005 (conditions 03.11.04)
·	Appearances in 23 countries including USA, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Lebanon


Implementing one:

·	Walter Haupt: Director and conductor
·	Mihail Tchernaev: Stage organization and costumes
·	Rosi Nistler: Inspizientin

·	3 soloists
·	33 ballet dancers
·	70 musicians
·	60 choir members
·	180 representing participants on stage
·	150 technicians: Stage, Pyro, Light, Sound, Mechanics, Clothes


Actors:

·	45 actors (dancer, juggler, acrobat) exchange their costumes in 50 minutes over 300 times an act at a 	value of up to 15 meters
·	Pyrotechnic effects are included into the costumes
·	Actors on stilts
·	Human dolls and puppets
·	Procession with torches
·	The glamorous Venus rises 15 meters, while glitterrain pours from top of the tower and the golden sun 	appears
·	A tuning bell plays with action in 15 meters height
·	Shade play, floating, flying actors, dancing highlights



Pyrotechnics:

·	Costumes with active pyrotechnics elements
·	Stage explosions
·	Turning fire wheel/wheel of fortune
·	Torches
·	Cannon with pyro effect and genuine bang
·	Fireballs on stage
·	Bengali fires
·	Fireworks on top of the tower

Stage:

·	Width: 27 meters
·	Depth: 23 meters
·	Height: from soil to cover: 15 meters, open air 19 meters
·	Orchestra is visibly placed in front of the stage
·	A 15 meters high theatre stage construction, in which on three levels an opulente and medieval opera show 	is presented
·	400 meters fireproof clothing protection from glassfiber
·	200 different fireproof requisites
·	Effect light and projections on stage


Light, tone and special effects:

·	Pyrotechnics is arranged by the company, which was on tour with Pink Floyd
·	To produce perfect sound qualtity, an even volume and an outstanding classical period sound, laterally 	acoustic irradiation units are situated
·	More than ten kilometers of cables are shifted for computer-contrlled lighting units
·	Into only 60 minutes more than 100 different light and pyro effects are used
·	The Costumes and hats were made in costume studios of the state opera of Prague, as well as in film 	studios in Prague particulary for his productions. The requisites and costumes correspond to the highest 	fire class. This permits productions also in historical monument-protected locations.


Technical informations:

·	Set-up open air: 18-24 hours, depending upon local conditions
·	“Day by Day”: GET in: 0.00 o´clock; rehearsal: 4.30 o´clock pm
·	Dismantling: 5-8 hours, depending upon local conditions
·	The tought out construction makes possible to adapt it very flexibly to the most Venues


Transport of the stage and the requisites:

10 Trucks altogether

·	2 Trucks: Stage, scaffoldmaterial
·	2 Trucks: Light and tone
·	1 Truck: Constumes and requisites
·	4 Trucks: 2 CARMINA BURANA – towers (structual steelwork)
·	1 Truck: Computer, special effects, sound equipment, microphone and communication device

 
Transportation logistics:

12 penalty altogether

·	7 Nightliner for the transport of the crew
·	5 penatlys for choir, ballet and orchestra with special trailers for their music instruments


The realization of a “Day by Day” – route production of this size is possible only by interlaced operational sequence in a perfected schedule and a firm crew co-ordinated one on the other by soon 100 shows.

Flexibilty, idea wealth and high specialized knowledge of all trades secure a smooth operational sequence and a safe wheelwork from Scaffold, steel structure, classic sound, special light-design, pyro effects and artisitc participants.