Nexo GEO at La Fenice

Italy - In Venice, leading Italian PA rental company Audio Uno has flown Nexo GEO S speaker arrays in one of the most exquisite architectural settings in the world. The historic Gran Teatro La Fenice de Venezia, which dates back to 1792, has been completely restored to its original glory following a devastating fire in 1996. Audio Uno was called upon to provide a premier-quality sound reinforcement system for the first major event to take place in the Gran Teatro since its renovation and re-opening. The Premio Campiello is Italy's top competition for writers, and this was the first occasion the prestigious awards ceremony had been held in the Fenice.

For the 2500-capacity theatre, Audio Uno supplied a GEO S tangent-array system which was configured in left and right arrays of eight GEO S830 cabinets each side. Two CD12 sub-bass bins were included on each side of the stage, and the system which, powered by LabGruppen, was mixed from a DM2000 Yamaha digital mixer. PS10s were used for downfill.

One of the distinguishing features of the Gran Teatro La Fenice is its five tiers of boxes, known as 'pepiano', with no fewer than 35 boxes in each tier. Audio Uno's engineers report that the Nexo GEO S arrays delivered even and pleasing coverage to those boxes closest to the stage as well as those at the back of the theatre auditorium.

(Lee Baldock)

Latest Issue. . .