Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, Italy
Object Type
Concert Halls
Client
Presidenza del Consiglio dei MinistriPrincipal: COBAR S.r.l., Altamura, Italien Coordination: Studio Associati Fuzio, Bari, Italien
Architects
Adolfo Natalini, Florenz, Italien
Completion
2011
Expertises
Building Acoustics
Room Acoustics
Acoustic Measurements
The Teatro di San Carlo, designed by the architects Giovanni Antonio Medrano and Angelo Carasale, was inaugurated in 1737, and today it is Europe's oldest continuously operating opera theatre. Internationally, San Carlo is regarded as one of the most beau-tiful classical balconied theatres and enjoys an excellent reputation with respect to its acoustics. In addition to renovating all of the auditorium's surfaces and to installing a ventilation system that meets hig-hest standards regarding comfort and low noise, large extensions were realized. In the stage area, a state-of-the-art stage machinery was installed.
The focus of acoustical consultancy was put on preserving the auditorium's outstanding acoustics. Thus, all acoustical measures were planned meticulously, existing surfaces that had already been optimized in terms of acoustics were preserved and, if possible, further improved. Since a new foyer area was installed below the auditorium, the historical wooden floor construction had to be replaced entirely, and an air plenum was integrated. In terms of building acoustics, the perfect structural separation of the large rehearsal hall, situated di-rectly above the ceiling fresco, nowadays allows the simultaneous use of both halls without any acoustical disturbances. The excellent acoustics in the Teatro di San Carlo was not only completely preserved, but even improved, as was unanimously confirmed by artists as well as by the press.
Image Copyright
1 Drasko Stojadinovic
2 Diego Deslo
