Blackburn UK based lighting rental company HSL supplied all stage lighting equipment for the Israeli Opera & Les Choragies d'Orange in France's production of "Aida", staged in a purpose built amphitheatre at the foot of Masada Mountain at The Dead Sea in Israel. It was the second year running that HSL has been involved in the event, working for The Design Group, Israeli based technical … [Read more...]
Robe for “Aida” at Masada – Dead Sea & Jerusalem Opera Festival
Robe moving lights once again were the primary moving light fixtures used for the Israeli Opera's "Aida" at the 2011 Dead Sea & Jerusalem Opera Festival, a co-production with the Les Choragies d'Orange in France, staged in the amazing outdoor purpose built amphitheatre at the foot of Masada Mountain by the Dead Sea, Israel. As with the first Masada event in 2010, for which the whole site … [Read more...]
grandMA2 hits the spot for “Aida”
Lighting designer Rob Mills used a grandMA2 light as his control platform for a recent production of Verdi's "Aida" at the Epsom Playhouse in Surrey, UK. The week long production by Riverside Opera was directed by James Hurley who is a regular client of Mills, a busy theatre and opera LD, who also lights corporate and live events. It was the first time that the opportunity had arisen for him to … [Read more...]
