Inside the Hamburg State Opera (Hamburgische Staatsoper), with Backstage Access, Germany

#hamburg #opera #germany Inside the Hamburg State Opera (Hamburgische Staatsoper), with Backstage Access, Germany 00:00:00 Exterior 00:02:21 Entrance 00:03:02 The Auditorium 00:03:16 The Orchestra Pit 00:03:40 Inside the Stage 00:04:12 Under the Stage - Opera Storage 00:05:40 Costumes - Men's Costume Atelier "The sound makes the music – acoustic systems for the Hamburg State Opera The Hamburg State Opera has been gradually modernized since 2020. The recent game break was used by our BASWA-certified team to replace the ceiling paneling. With an acoustic system from the manufacturer BASWA acoustic , we created a place for sound experiences - away from the box. Since 2020, the State Opera’s breaks have been used for extensive renovation and modernization work. Sprinkenhof GmbH, which as project manager plans and organizes the performance of the work at the listed venue, is in charge of the construction measures. In addition to removing the asbestos pollution typical of the construction period, the focus is on modernizing the fire and noise protection. Our professionally trained team used the most recent break from the beginning of July to mid-August to replace the ceiling paneling in the parquet foyer of the historic building. The work included the installation of a sound-absorbing acoustic system from the manufacturer BASWA acoustic. Absorb sound - reduce stress - intensify conversations With the aim of freeing another section of the building from components contaminated with asbestos, the existing ceiling cladding was dismantled and the contaminated material removed. At the same time, an acoustic system was installed that makes it possible to improve speech intelligibility. In accordance with the requirements of a heavily frequented room, the challenge lay in reducing the reverberation times. To achieve this, a two-layer system (BASWA Phon Classic Top) was used, which corresponds to sound absorption class C (up to αw 0.75). The seamless system consists of an acoustic panel as a carrier panel and an acoustic plaster made of fine marble sand. The BASWA acoustic system works according to the principle of an absorber: A porous sound absorber system is placed in front of the hard reflection wall, the so-called "reflection absorber". The sound waves penetrate the porous material, lose some of their energy through friction, then hit the hard wall surface and are reflected. On the reflection path, the sound waves pass through the absorber again, which in turn absorbs part of the sound energy. To illustrate how it works, imagine a rectangular floor plan with a loudspeaker in the middle. Without an absorber system, a few milliseconds after switching on the sound source, a sound field consisting of superimposed waves would result. The direct sound that reaches our ears without reflection from the loudspeaker is dominant. But immediately afterwards, the sound waves are reflected off the walls of the room countless times, each time being somewhat weakened by the reflection process. If the walls are particularly hard and slippery, the waves will bang back and forth for seconds. The listener perceives the direct sound first. Immediately afterwards, the reflections are superimposed in his ear, some of which have already covered considerable distances and therefore bring their signals in with a delay. The result: The sound absorber system counteracts this: the sound reflection is reduced, better speech understanding is achieved and the quality of well-being is improved." - https://www-otto--gerber-de.translate.goog/akustikdecke_staatsoper/?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp "The Hamburg State Opera In 1678, the citizens of Hamburg vote in the Senate to build a public opera house on the corner of the Gänsemarkt and the Colonnaden. The opera house is not uncontroversial: the Lutherans are for the idea; but the Pietists regard the theatre as too much of a place of worldly pleasures. Nevertheless, the “Operntheatrum” develops into one of the leading centres of music in Europe. Telemann is the Director of Music of the City of Hamburg starting in 1721; Handel is employed as a violinist and harpsichordist. Financial mismanagement and lack of audience interest lead to an end of the enterprise in 1738, but the building serves as a venue for travelling comedy companies until 1763, when it is torn down. During the First World War, the number of performances is not reduced. In 1925 the stage house is rebuilt, and is used in this form until the present day. After the National Socialists take power in 1933, the “Stadt-Theater” is renamed the “Hamburgische Staatsoper” in 1934. The auditorium is destroyed in an air raid in 1943. The “Stiftung Wiederaufbau der Hamburgischen Staatsoper” raises 1.5 million Marks from sponsors for a new auditorium with 1690 seats, and the opera house opens with Mozart´s “Zauberflöte” on October 15th, 1955. - https://www.staatsoper-hamburg.de/en/service/history/history.php