Bayreuth Festspielhaus

Bayreuth Festspielhaus in Bavaria, Germany

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Here you can listen to Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini and Machaut, in Bavaria, Germany. The multi source auralisation is based on recordings by the University of Bologna, as described by this paper, and some additional recordings by the same university. For Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini, the instruments were recorded in a silent room with 12 microphones, to match playback from a dodecahedral speaker. The auralisations were produced with the tracks recorded from the microphone at -10.8º elevation and 0º azimuth. For Machaut, the recordings were done in an anechoic chamber, with a single recording per singer.

The auralisations were made for 3 audience positions (blue dots) as shown in the animation below (Donizetti) and the figures further below.

Anechoic recording

G. Donizetti: "Come Paride vezzoso"

Demo sounds

Sources and receivers

Receiver position 1

Receiver position 2

Receiver position 3

Anechoic recording

G. Verdi: "Di tale amor, che dirsi"

Demo sounds

Sources and receivers

Receiver position 1

Receiver position 2

Receiver position 3

Anechoic recording

G. Puccini: "O mio babbino caro"

Demo sounds

Sources and receivers

Receiver position 1

Receiver position 2

Receiver position 3

Anechoic recording

Guillaume de Machaut: "Kyrie"

Demo sounds

Sources and receivers

Receiver position 1

Receiver position 2

Receiver position 3

Below you may download ODEON zip archives for the above examples, which are packaged ODEON models (for ODEON 15.15 Auditorium or Combined) containing all the necessary files to run them: material list, geometry, source and receiver placements, etc. ODEON zip archives may also contain the calculated jobs, however, the files below do not include the calculated jobs. You may find ODEON zip archives for other examples here.

To unzip an ODEON zip file:

Launch ODEON
Go to File > Zip > Unzip archive
Select your downloaded ODEON zip file
Select a folder to extract the files

ODEON will then automatically load the room.

ODEON zip file downloads

Room: Bayreuth Festival Theatre. Anechoic recording: G. Donizetti: “Come Paride vezzoso”, produced by the University of Bologna.

Room: Bayreuth Festival Theatre. Anechoic recording: G. Verdi: “Di tale amor, che dirsi”, produced by the University of Bologna.

Room: Bayreuth Festival Theatre. Anechoic recording: G. Puccini: “O mio babbino caro”, produced by the University of Bologna.

Room: Bayreuth Festival Theatre. Anechoic recording: Guillaume de Machaut: “Kyrie”, produced by the University of Bologna.