[Editor's Note] The April 21 edition of the Beijing Daily featured a front-page to second-page spread titled 'A New Cultural Landmark in the Capital: The Central Opera House Theater Opens to Visitors on May 1,' extensively reporting on the construction achievements of the Central Opera House Theater. Dafeng provided an integrated solution for the project, covering the stage system, lighting system, and seating system. The newly completed Central Opera House Theater will officially open to the public on May 1 (via Beijing Daily). The newly completed Central Opera House Theater covers an area of 13,386 square meters, with a total construction area of 40,902 square meters, four underground levels, and eight above-ground levels. Its core functions focus on large-scale opera, dance drama, and ballet performances (via Music Weekly). This is the 'home' that several generations of artists at the Central Opera House have longed for, and it is also a brand-new cultural landmark in Beijing, further highlighting the solid implementation of Beijing's 'Four Centers' strategic positioning. On May 1, the theater will open its doors to welcome visitors from all directions. A small theater with a big stage in a snail shell (via Beijing Daily) Reviewing the construction process of the new theater, one major challenge was the limited space. But within this 'small' theater lies a 'big' stage. The stage built by Dafeng is composed of five parts: the main stage, left and right side stages, the rear stage, and side backstage areas, and beneath the rear stage, a space over 11 meters deep has been equipped with a large-scale set production area and storage rooms. Above the stage, 86 electric hoists, 10 sets of side lighting girders, and 12 movable point hoists and other rigging equipment can lift and move various sets and lighting, allowing them to fly up and down and achieve the effects required in opera...
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The newly completed Central Opera House Theater covers an area of 13,386 square meters, with a total construction area of 40,902 square meters, consisting of 4 underground floors and 8 above-ground floors. Its core functions are mainly for large-scale opera, ballet, and ballet performances.
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This is the long-awaited "home" for generations of artists at the Central Opera House, and also a brand-new cultural landmark in Beijing. The solid practice of Beijing's "Four Centers" strategic positioning adds another bold and colorful chapter. On May 1st, the theater will open its doors to welcome guests from all directions.
Inside snail shells serves as a ritual site
Small theaters hide big stages
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Looking back at the construction process of the new theater, one major challenge was the cramped space. But within a "small" theater, there was a "large" stage.The stage built by Dafeng consists of five parts: the main stage, left and right stages, backstage, and side backstage. In a space of over 11 meters below the backstage stage, there is a large hardscape production site and storage room.On stage, there are 86 electric hanging rods, 10 sets of side light hanging cages, and 12 sets of movable single-point cranes, among other lifting equipment, allowing various sets and lights to flutter up and down, creating a "shifting star" effect on the opera stage.
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These lifting devices can operate at speeds up to 2 meters per second and maintain excellent stability.A cigarette is placed on a boom, and it won't tip over during its movement. A wooden board is placed between two booms, and a water cup filled with water stacked in three layers won't spill.
The massive orchestra pit, capable of accommodating 120 musicians, has made the Central Opera House Theater the professional opera venue with the largest orchestra pool in the country—a scale rarely seen anywhere in the world.Zhu Jinsong, principal bass of the orchestra, said, "The orchestra pit is designed to be user-friendly. The tuba instruments are large, and playing in a small orchestra pit often makes it difficult to maneuver. In this orchestra pit, I find both the sound quality and the environmental experience very comfortable." "The expansion of the orchestra pit also provides greater space for artistic secondary creation; many conductors require wind instruments to perform on the soundNeeds like doubling the number of players can be easily met.
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The entire lighting system adopts a full-network architecture and user-friendly routing, combined with a new generation of AI dimming cabinets, equipped with 960 dual-use dimming/relay circuits and a cloud lighting control system, can automatically identify end-end loads, providing strong power supply for over 500 professional stage lighting fixtures throughout the venue, ensuring the overall system is stable and reliable, meeting the needs of various high-level opera performances. Additionally, the entire theater stage is equipped with dual-purpose lighting poles, allowing flexible arrangement of lighting positions according to different performance requirements.
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Sacrificing seating capacity in pursuit of artistic perfection
Clear sound effects are available at every location
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Li Danyang, Deputy Director of the Central Opera House, stated: "Many Chinese theaters first design the internal structure of their concert halls before acoustic design, but the Central Opera House has the opposite design approach. We design seats and private rooms based on the optimal acoustic conditions possible."In this theater, we strive to maximize artistic excellence.At the same time, what we sacrifice is the number of spectators we can accommodate and the corresponding box office. ”
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Not only the spatial structure of the stage and theater, but everything inside the theater is designed with acoustic effects in mind.The audience seats contracted by Dafeng not only feature ergonomic design, elegant appearance, and safety and comfort, but also have carefully considered acoustics for the sound absorption of the fabric.The polyurethane filling, fabric fabric, upholstery area, and thickness of the cushions have all been rigorously designed. On one hand, they meet the sound-absorption requirements of the auditorium; on the other hand, they maintain the same absorption coefficient when sitting and not occupying, ensuring that the indoor acoustics are basically consistent even when empty, full, or with partial occupancy rates.