Presented at the Royal Albert Hall twice a year and in arenas worldwide by Raymond Gubbay Limited Classical Spectacular is a Son-et-Lumiere with Orchestra, Choir, Lasers, Lights and Fireworks; the show has toured throughout the UK, Europe, Scandinavia, and Australia. March 2018 sees the 29th Anniversary of Classical Spectacular and Durham has lit the show for 28 of those years!
Lighting is programmed by Ryan Hopkins in the virtual world of WYSIWYG and operated at the RAH by Pedro Marcé Socias, the lighting equipment is supplied by rental company LCR. The lasers are supplied by Definitive Lasers, the sound by RG Jones with indoor fireworks from JustFX and Production management by Chromatic Productions. 500 lighting cues are presented during each show using over 100 intelligent moving lights and a different lighting truss architecture is designed by Durham for each season.
Photo credits
Photos courtesy of Raymond Gubbay Limited
Union Rig Photos by Paul Sanders