Counting down to broadcast

Monday - September 30.  Viewed Mephistofele captures with Soprano, Patricia Racette.  We had a good time and creative session watching the last couple of performances.  We can't wait for Wednesday. We  will broadcast to theaters in the UK, Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Russia and Spain.

Counting down to October 2 broadcast

Captured Mephistofeles this afternoon at SF Opera.  Patricia Racette was incredible.  The HD crew had a great run-through.  We even rehearsed  the intermission  segments today.  One more meeting and we are live on October 2 feeding 92 theaters in Italy, Spain and France.

8 days and counting to England and Beyond

Had a good capture last night of Mephistopheles.  We rehearsed our intermission content and this capture will serve as our back up master for October 2nd's live broadcast.  Still refining some shots and blocking.

Moby-Dick screening Monday September 23.

Had a great screening of the opera Moby-Dick at ILM Theater in the Presidio on Monday night.
About 100 cast, crew, friends and family had a chance to see this opera captured last summer at the San Francisco Opera.  It will air on November 1 on PBS (check your local listings)

Director Frank Zamacona (left) and Editor Francis Crossman (right) at ILM in the Presidio holding the Moby-Dick Blu-rays

Some of the cast and editor Francis Crossman  with Darth Vader at the ILM Moby-Dick screening.

9 days to England/Mephistopheles

Hi All,  Team HD at the SF opera (that's what we call our HD crew) will broadcast live to England Mephistopheles on October 2.  We are counting down the days.  Today I am prepping the score, going over notes from the stage director Laurie Feldman and tonight we will capture and rehearse the opera.  Tonight will also be an OperaVision night for the audience in the balcony at SF Opera. 9 days to England.

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Last couple of weeks have been busy. Last night we had our first rehearsal of Mephistopheles getting us ready for our broadcast to England for European Theatrical distribution.  Last week I met with Tenor and Maestro,  Placido Domingo and the SF Opera Media team regarding Cyrano de Bergerac.  We shot it a couple of years ago and were making selects from our captures.  Tonight it is Opera Vision coverage for the opera, Dolores Claiborne.