The Royal Theatre is the opera house of Madrid and today is one of the Most Important in the world, hosting on stage the best lyricists ITS and scenic artists. It was opened in 1850 and offers 180 opera and ballet season.

As confirms Fernando Valiente, head of Audiovisual Royal Theater, the use of audiovisual in opera is booming: "Historically, the opera has - Been Characterized by Having productions grandísimos decorated bodied and large illuminations It was truly magnificent the large volume of materials Moved in the . scenery. But today, with the emergence of audiovisual media, we are seeing more and more That Have These virtual stage scenes become. That is That image got almost the same corporeal effect before coming in nine trucks. "

"This to us Suggested That would be very positive to make an investment in high performance projectors To have covered the demand for audiovisual Increased That we know will come in the future and will allow us to Provide a higher quality service to all productions."

To that end, the Royal Theatre convened three major brands of inviting industry to Undertake Demonstrations of Their equipment in the range of 20,000 lumens. "The test was done in the theater itself With the same signs and lighting conditions for all, and Christie PROVED to be the MOST reliable, robust and versatile equipment," recalls Juan José Pérez, consultant Project Charmex , the partner of Christie I was in charge of the operation through the distributor Cast .

Fernando corroborates Valiente: "The Christie projectors Were Cleary The most muscle ADH and Showed a lot of reliability and robustness of operation, with the simplest and MOST user - friendly software and With adjusted volume, Which was very Important for the small size of our cabin ".

Then Theatre at Christie Roadster HD20K bought three units-J, 3DLP projector technology, HD 1920x1080 resolution and 20,000 lumens. The devices used in various functions Have Been THROUGHOUT the year, but just had a starring role in the opera Fidelio (the only opera composed by Beethoven), Which was staged at the theater for almost a month.

It is a production from the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia (the opera house of Valencia) Set in a prison on the outskirts of Seville and has a complex stage design and Loaded with symbolism, stripped of ornamental scenic elements and in Which the audiovisual support is critical to Reinforce different aspects of a frame enclosing itself Several frames.

HD projections are one of the strengths of this production, creating a truly impressive 3D effects through a clever mix of audiovisual and reality immerses the viewer in the work itself That. Most critics Have Agreed That the use of These projections and 3D effect are the Original MOST element Fidelio.

To make this possible Were Performed on stage two simultaneous projections of animations With four Christie Roadster HD20K-J (Theatre rented the room projector to the company Cast). Two projectors arranged in a dual projection booth at a shooting distance of 25 meters, a front projection on a semi Performed consistently - transparent tulle. And the other two Roadster, Present mounted on a dual carra installed behind the stage, back projection made ​​on four screens located at different levels shooting at a distance Between 13 and 22 meters.

This double projection created an impressive scenery superimposing images corporeal, a game Between the physical and the virtual That endowed them with a great depth to the stage and THUS Achieved an incredible three - dimensional effect.

The aspect ratio was 16: 9 and Wentz cropeando image Depending on screen sizes (the largest was 17 x 9,30 and the smallest of about 16 meters wide). The HD 1080i resolution was used.

"The truth is That to us, We Have much experience With stagings using video Have Been impressed how well managed is the 3D effect Achieved With the combination of the front and rear projections," Said Valiente. "In fact, there is a magical moment Which in different elements of the scenery out virtually the stage into the audience making the viewer take back in His chair, something really surprising, "I adds.

Special mention Should use the ILS ™, the intelligent Fidelio rear projection lens system of the Roadster. The ILS Automatically Adjusts the images to the size of the screen and Maintains alignment Applications with movable screens of different aspect ratios. "The ILS allowed us to Automatically adjust the focus and zoom on each of the four rear projection screens," Valiente said. "This is very Important When you work on dual Because changing the projection surface settings are lost and if you don ' t have the ILS, You have to make Adjustments manually, with all the complications That entails, "I adds.

In fact, in other theaters Where the work was done Previously Represented That I was physically move the carra with spotlights Whenever there was a change in screen. This meant a huge complication for the Royal Theatre, so the Christie ILS solved the issue.

To manage Fidelio projections, the Royal Theatre used the Watchout system. Video signals sent to projectors Were through fiber optic cables. Extron EDID emulator is used formally to Automatically manage the communication protocol and devices connected Between an AJA HDSDI to DVI converter, Which is the sign of internal transport in the theater.

The truth is That it's been a while since Christie projectors are working in the theater and feel of your Audiovisual department could not be better. "The truth is we are Having a very positive experience With the equipment, we Have Been Delighted with the support provided by Christie and Charmex service and we hope That in the future we can go expanding our park projectors With Christie," Concludes Fernando Valiente.

Juan Jose Perez, Charmex, said: "We know how demanding is the Royal Theater With its acquisitions, THEREFORE, Who Have trusted us, fills us with enthusiasm to meet new challenges, and above all makes us feel very proud to work for a great as is Christie brand. "