BACK
THE BRAIN OF THE THEATRE
That is the stage manager, able to coordinate equally the technology and humans so that all the production flows: a meticulous job that demands much coordination and the ability to speak several languages.
Listen to the stage manager Guillermo Carbonell talk about the necessary qualities to be a good stage manager.
Download Transcript
“In the 90s, the scenery of the operas was so gigantic and overbearing that it complicated the work of the stage manager, having to coordinate so many details. ”
Captions
01. Opera “Don Giovanni” by Mozart. (2005) Photo: Javier at the Real
02. “La Bohème” in the Real was first performed the year of the reopening as an opera house (1998) under the direction of Giancarlo of Monaco. Photo: Javier at the Real
03. "The Tales of Hoffmann” by Jacques Offenbach. (2006) Photo: Javier at the Real
04. Opera “L'upupa”, a musical fantasy under the direction of Hans Werner Henze (2007). Photo: Javier at the Real
REHEARSALS IN AN IDENTICAL ROOM
The rehearsals at the opera are done in sessions of 3 hours, in the morning and in the afternoon, in the S.E.P.E. (Rehearsal and Staging Room), a space that reproduces the characteristics of the scenery of the main stage exactly.
“FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 20 YEARS, THE TEATRO REAL HAD TO ALTER THE PROGRAMMING IN 2018 BECAUSE OF THE 8M FEMINIST STRIKE.”
"EVERY YEAR THE TEATRO REAL PROGRAMME A DOZEN OPERAS AS WELL AS BALLETS, CONCERTS, AND RECITALS"
“THE WORKING TOOL OF THE STAGE MANAGER IS THE SCORE, WHICH IN ADDITION TO MUSIC HAS DETAIL OF THE STAGING AND THE NECESSARY EFFECTS FOR EVERY MOMENT”