A few kilometres from the city of Modena, the ancient villa represents an important part of the tenor's life and it contains a vast collection of personal items, souvenirs and scene costumes that Pavarotti was particularly fond of. Unreleased pictures and videos are projected in the rooms where the Master spent his last years, and constitute a great opportunity to get to know more directly the artistic and human heritage of the tenor.
The quality of the audio system is a key feature of the Home Museum. Willy Gubellini, a sound professional who has worked on all editions of the famous charity project Pavarotti & Friends, was charged with providing the audio in the villa's interiors. RCF's Ayra studio monitors and EVOX two-way arrays were installed in the Home Museum under his guidance.
"We are using two EVOX 5 systems for the rooms where unpublished works and clips of the Master's life are projected," Willy explains. "It is a portable compact two-way system, with two 2'' drivers and a 10'' woofer. The speakers can easily be moved should it be required. Another important feature is that they were designed with particular care to vocal frequencies, in order to amplify them with the utmost accuracy and precision; this ensures excellent reproduction of the masterpieces sung by Luciano Pavarotti."
The Ayra studio monitors are installed in several rooms of the Home Museum and their positioning guarantees the best audio coverage, while minimising the visual impact. Models used are eight units of Ayra 5 and Ayra 4, the smallest of the series, together with two Ayra 10 active subwoofers.
Willy Gubellini stated, "Ayra studio monitors allow precise detail on all frequencies, and the use of subwoofers has strengthened low frequencies. We managed to obtain an exceptional quality of sound, comparable to a recording studio."
(Jim Evans)
