livedesignonline.com: Bob Bonniol is used to unusual requests. As the principal creative director of Mode Studios, he is often called in to design some of the most technologically advanced digital scenery setups for large-scale productions, such as concert tours, plays, and local festivals. Or even to develop the digital scenery and AV infrastructure for the Seattle Opera’s simulcast of Madama Butterfly.
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How fantastic that a company is willing to invest in opera, free to the public. This kind of outreach, while a daunting task, can be really great for pulling in new subscribers and engaging more people in opera. Not only did the Seattle Opera open up Madama Butterfly to a number of people who could not go to the opera (8000!), it also sounds like it was quite engaging in it's educational mission. To encorporate interviews and background on the production is a great way to open up opera on a number of levels to a group that may not understand just the performance alone.
It makes my heart sing a little just seeing that picture with SO MANY PEOPLE actively WANTING to see opera [free or otherwise]. Anything to spark people's interest in the Art.
I also was impressed with how simple a system Bonniol was able to use given the complexity of the event. K.I.S.S.!!! Further proof that you don't need a hundred million dollars and everything drafted in 3D to utilize technology efficiently in order to create and exhibit an engaging piece of work.
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