HARMAN Speakers Ensconce
The Royal Opera House
Mumbai, India
HARMAN Professional Solutions was tasked with outfitting the Royal Opera House with a customized sound solution after
the century-old heritage building underwent a six-year renovation plan.
The 574 seat venue, which opened its doors to the public
in October, features JBL VerTec line array, Soundcraft Si
Performer mixers and BSS BLU-806. This iconic space has
now been restored and has reopened to the public after almost
two decades.
Since it was a heritage building, HARMAN had to be
innovative and created custom solutions to overcome certain
challenges that the structure posed. For instance, the roof
of the auditorium could not support the weight of line array
speakers so cantilever beams had to be use d on walls to
support the new sound solution. In addition to the VerTec line
array system, the Royal Opera House also features the JBL
AE Series speakers including eight AC28/26, six AC18/26 and
four ASB612B.
The Royal Opera House, built in 1911, comes with a glorious
history stretching all the way back to the heydays of Parsi
theatre. Ever since its inception it has functioned just like its
famous prototype, the Opera House in London. Over the years
it has hosted operas and live performances by notable Indian
Arts personalities like, Bal Gandharva, Prithviraj Kapoor,
Raj Kapoor and Lata Mangeshkar.
Ashish Doshi, Hon. Director Royal Opera House, says “While
evaluating sound options for the Royal Opera House, It was
quite incidental that I chose to speak to Nikhil Pai, and
old friend and fellow mate of my motor Rallying days. He
immediately organized a meeting with team Harman and set
the ball rolling. Prashant Govindan of Harman India assured
all the support, expressed keenest desire to work with the
prestigious project such as Royal Opera House Theater.
There has been no looking back and Harman have left no
stone unturned to ensure we get the best possible sound at the
Royal Opera House. The people have really appreciated the
sound and we are very happy we chose the best.”
Gondal Maharanisaheb said “I had asked Ashish Doshi to get
the best possible sound for Royal Opera House and I am very
happy team Harman have delivered just that. I thank team
Harman for all their support”
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