Oper im Steinbruch

Symbiosis of Art and Technology

Classics Reimagined

Since 1996, the quarry of St. Margarethen has been a leading meeting point for international opera lovers in Europe. With the quality standard of offering popular and high-quality opera productions, the festival is equally an attraction for discerning audiences and for opera newcomers.

Aida

In 2024, Media Apparat was responsible for the conception and production of the digital stage design, projected as large-scale images onto the physical set. It was already the fifth time we were part of this extraordinary staging at the Opera in the Quarry.

Client

ARENARIA GmbH, Schloss Esterházy

Director and Stage Design

Thaddeus Strassberg

Lighting Design

Driscoll Otto

Costumes

Giuseppe Palella

Video Design/Concept & Production, Digital Stage Design

Media Apparat GmbH

Media Server

Lichtermacher

Event Technology

Habegger Austria

Water Effects

CRYSTAL

Video Footage

ORF III Culture and Information, Media Apparat GmbH

Turandot

In 2021, Media Apparat was part of the leading team, responsible for the video design and the entire production of the visual content seen as projections on the stage set.

Client

ARENARIA GmbH, Schloss Esterházy

Direction

Thaddeus Strassberger

Stage Design

Tate dePoo

Lighting Design

Jax Messenger

Projection and Video Design

Media Apparat GmbH

Musical Direction

Walter Zeh

Costumes

Giuseppe Palella

Video Footage

Media Apparat, Opera in the Quarry

Video Footage

ORF III Culture and Information, Media Apparat GmbH

The Magic Flute

To continue the audience-drawing successes of recent years, in 2019 the staging of Mozart's Magic Flute placed special emphasis on storytelling. Under the direction of Cornelius Obonya and Carolin Pienkos, Media Apparat brings what is perhaps the world's most well-known opera into a new visual dimension.

Client

ARENARIA GmbH, Schloss Esterházy

Director and Stage Design

Cornelius Obonya, Carolin Pienkos

Lighting Design

Raimund Bauer

Costumes

Friedrich Rom

Digital production and video concept

Media Apparat

Visual Scene Development

Atzgerei

Musical direction

Karsten Januschke

Costumes

Gianluca Falaschi

Rigoletto

For the staging of Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto in 2017, Media Apparat was entrusted with the highly demanding content production. Under the direction of opera director Philippe Arlaud, an impressive modern interpretation was created in close collaboration. <br><br> For Media Apparat's activities, the visual content for the opera Rigoletto is exemplary. Cutting-edge technologies, years of experience, and various media were combined in diverse ways to create an unforgettable experience.

Project

Rigoletto – Opera in the Quarry

Director

Philippe Arlaud

Digital Content Production

Media Apparat PHQ GmbH

Client

Arenaria GmbH

Partner Agency

Habegger Austria GmbH

Tosca

For the performances of Tosca in 2015, Media Apparat was responsible for the complete production of visual content on the 340 m² LED screens of the stage. A particular challenge was the very extensive content production for the entire duration of the opera.

Client

ARENARIA GmbH, Schloss Esterházy

Director

Robert Dornhelm

Stage Design

Amra Bergman

Digital Production

Media Apparat

Art Direction

David Razzi

CGI

Adi Markusich, Philipp Magyar, Ferdinand Glück, Jürgen Rabatscher, Richard Nagy, Tom Stockinger, Rafaela Burdis

Photos

Andreas Tischler, Rene del Missier, Bernhard Weber

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Tagged Theatre & Opera, Digital Stage Design

Oper im Steinbruch

Symbiosis of Art and Technology

Aida

Turandot

The Magic Flute

Rigoletto

Tosca

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What our customers say.

Maximum effect. Any size.

From concept to realisation

Technology in our DNA

Scalable excellence

Sustainable partnerships

Let's make your vision a reality together!