In this scenario, getting the live sound right is obviously paramount and there were two Digico consoles and one Midas console used one front of house, one in the orchestra pit and one on stage. Fortunately, things had warmed up considerably by the time the run began, leaving wind as the only weather hazard to cause issues with the radio mics. Rehearsals for this bold endeavor started when the temperature in the evenings was hardly Californian at less than 5 degrees centigrade. The “cheap seats” were the other side of the lagoon where another 200 cars could view the live transmission on a big LED wall. This area accommodated 200 cars that could view the live stage. Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” used a custom-built stage more often deployed for the “Coachella” festival, which was erected along with two IMAG screens in the Marin Center in San Rafael. Ever been to a drive-in opera? Probably not as this is a rather unusual proposition but one that has just completed a run of evening performances that started on April 23 and finished on May 15 2021.

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