Riedel Communicationshas revealed the Bregenz Festival has expanded its use of Riedel’s comms and media distribution technologies to support its lake stage productions.
Leveraging Riedel’s Bolero wireless intercoms, Artist digital matrix intercom system, and MediorNet real-time media network, the festival has transformed its technical operations to deliver coordination and immersive audience experiences.
Famous for its spectacular open-air opera performances on the lake stage with seating for 6,700 guests, the Bregenz Festival strives to replicate the acoustics of an opera house in an outdoor environment. For its production of Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber, the sound team deployed 400 loudspeakers and 24 subwoofers, supported by advanced mixing consoles and directional audio systems to achieve precise sound localisation and immersive effects.
Managed by the festival’s in-house sound department, the deployment includes over 60 Bolero beltpacks, more than 20 antennas, five Artist frames (including 1024, 128, 64, and two 32-port frames), and a comprehensive MediorNet video distribution system. The Artist intercom system provides flexible IP-based communication, while MediorNet facilitates real-time video distribution, including conductor-to-singer visual links and dynamic multiview configurations.
These technologies enable the Bregenz Festival to maintain precise communication across departments and ensure high-quality audio-visual transmission between performers and conductors, with support for simultaneous rehearsals and events. The festival plans to continue scaling its Riedel systems to support increasingly complex productions and enhance operational efficiency across its venues.