GUANGZHOU, China – The Guangzhou Opera House, which features the 1,800-capacity Grand Theatre and an adjoining 400-seat multipurpose hall, opened in May with a production of Turandot that relied on gear from ETC for lighting and control.
Designed by Pritzker-Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid, the 452,000-square-foot, $202 million complex has been equipped with two ETC Eos 8000 lighting-control consoles, Eos Client software (for remote console programming), and multiple ETC Net3 Gateways for full ACN-networked functionality.
The Grand Theatre's rig also includes 360 ETC fixtures: 220 ETC Source Four conventionals (a mix of 5°, 10°, 14°, 19°, and 26° fixed-focus ellipsoidal spotlights and 15-30°-range zoom ellipsoidal spotlights), 140 Source Four Revolution automated fixtures and 15 ETC Sensor+ racks installed, with a total of 986 5kW dimmers, 24 10kW dimmers and 406 5kW relays manage all stage dimming. Houselights and work lights are controlled by an ETC Unison architectural system with touchscreen-control wall stations and portable stations.
Guangzhou Opera's multifunction hall also runs off an ETC-networked system, employing a pair of ETC's Congo consoles, Congo Client software, and ETC Net3 Two-Port Gateways.
Along with a broad mix of fixtures from various manufacturers, the multifunction hall's lighting rig includes 16 Source Four 25°-50° Zoom spotlights, eight Source Four Revolution moving lights, and ETC's Sensor+ dimmer racks. ETC's Unison architectural control, with a convenient variety of control-station interfaces, regulates the houselights and work lights in the facility.
The Guangzhou Opera project was supplied and installed by ETC's distributor in China, Hangzhou Yidashi Lighting Equipment Co., Ltd. Commissioning and turn-on were carried out by Yidashi's technical manager, Mr. Wu Jian Wei.
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