FIDELIO

Set Designer: Gary Eckhart Director: Michael Harrison
Lighting Designer: Donald Edmund Thomas Conductor: Alexander Sander
Costume Designer: John Lehmeyer; costumes from A.T. Jones and Sons, Baltimore, MD
Stage Manager: Laura Lee Everett Technical Director: George Tivvis
Year Built: Original 1991 (Glimmerglass) Year Refurbished: 1996
Concept Period: 1792 Shop: Baltimore Opera Scene Shop

COSTS
Rental Fee: $15,000.00
Director: No obligations
Set Designer royalty: 13%
Set Designer services: No obligations
Number and size of trucks: Two 48' Air Ride trucks (rail transport permitted)
Insurance required: $200,000.00
Loading costs: $5,000.00
Notice required for loading: One Month
Technical Supervisor: $300.00 per day; estimated 6 day minimum
Baltimore Opera Company requires a Technical Supervisor to be present for the initial load-in, set-up and load-out of all sets. This representative is not to act as the renting company's Technical Director. The cost of this Supervisor is the responsibility of the renting company and consists of daily fees for work and travel days. Round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations and per diem are also required and are in addition to the daily fee listed above.

Crew Requirements
In Baltimore the following crew sizes were used. Crew sizes may vary for the renting company, depending on its schedule, the size of the theater, etc.

Stage carpenters (deck):     Set up: 9     Running: 10     Strike: 9
Stage carpenters (fly):   Set up: 3     Running: 2     Strike: 3
Stage properties crew:   Set up: 2     Running: 3     Strike: 2
Stage Electricians:   Set up: 10     Running: 2     Strike: 10
Sound crew:   Set up: 2     Running: 1     Strike: 2
Carloaders:   Set up: 4     Running: N/A     Strike: 4
Approximate time - building set:   12 Hours            
Approximate time - to dress rehearsal:   16 Hours            

Set Technical Information
Minimum width: 60' - 0" Minimum depth: 30'- 0"
Total number of line sets: 22 Line sets for scenery: 2
Line sets for electric's: 10 Line sets for masking: 10
Height of tallest drop: N/A Tripping of drops permitted: N/A
Furthest U/S flying piece: N/A Heaviest flyer: N/A
Dimensions of largest standing piece: 28' - 0"
Dimensions of Dollys: approx 12' x 6'    
Number of ground cloths: N/A    
Hardware available w/rental: Yes    
Stock scenic elements used: ground cloth (not available with rental)   
Stock units available w/rental: N/A    
Special storage considerations: 10' x 20' wing space needed
Weight of scenery for shipping: N/A

Properties Information
Properties available with show:  
hand props: Yes furniture: Yes set props: Yes
weapons: Yes specialty props: Yes ground cloths: No

Projection Special Effects Information
Projection/special effects equipment used: (4) 2.5Kw Fresnels with DMX Dimming shutters, (4) 800w Intellabeams, (2) 2Kw RDS Scene Machines with OL4 lens and water ripple film loop.
Projection/special effects equipment available with rental: No
Title projections for this production are available in what languages? English

History of Previous Usage of Production
Company Director/Conductor Year
Baltimore Opera Company Harrison/Sander November 1996

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