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The project was conceived by the Mariinsky’s artistic and general director Maestro Valery Gergiev, who, through the years of service to the theater, has been strongly committed to the idea of turning it into the world’s best opera and ballet company provided with a state-of-the-art live broadcast infrastructure. Given the Mariinsky’s daring plans and intensive tours, as well as enormous interest in Gergiev’s talent in Russia and abroad, the Mariinsky management proposed a plan to acquire a modern mobile TV complex as part of its ambition strategy to reach broad audiences and to capture and broadcast productions from various sites in a full HD format.

I.S.P.A.-Engineering and Sony experts combined efforts to produce the optimal and complex solution.

I.S.P.A.-Engineering acted as the general contractor. In cooperation with the Mariinsky it drew up a feasibility study, structured the sound content, provided the managerial backing, including logistics and financial management, and coordinated interaction between other manufacturers. Finally, together with Gergiev and Sony, the optimal design and interior were selected for the main OB van, and characteristics chosen for the auxiliary vehicle. Sony did the project planning, made the bodies, assembled and installed the equipment and did the final tuning.

The bulk of the work was done in Britain, and best I.S.P.A. and Sony engineers held a series of consultations at Sony’s facility in Basingstoke. All acceptance tests are over now and the OB complex is to be handed to the Mariinsky in December 2007.

OB Van technical details

Video

• 6/22 SONY HDC-1500 broadcast cameras (connection via optical fiber and triaxial cables)
• 2/4 HD mini broadcast cameras
• A set of lenses, including 100х and 72х lenses
• 10 sets of optical-triax converters
• SONY MVS-8000G video mixer, including 4 DVE channels
• HD/SD видеоматрица NV156x204 video matrix
• SONY LCD HD video monitors
• Two program Tally system
• KVM full-function control system
• 6/10 HD/SD video data recorders
• 2 x 6 channel EVS HD slow-motion replay servers

Audio

• StageTec Aurus console
• Nexus sound router
• Yamaha digital sub-mixer
• A set of wire and radio microphones
• CD-player and multi-track recorder
• 2 Pyramix and Nuendo sound stations
• Dolby Surround 5.1 recorder complete with audio-monitoring gear
• Clear-Com Eclipse intercom matrix
• Free Speak 10 wireless intercom
• Telephone hybrids and commentator boards