Vue globale du lustreOpéra De Tours
The chandelier of the great hall has 206 bulbs and weighs 700kg. Candles, gas, filament bulbs, LEDs, the relationship between light and music has evolved over time. Today, all the lights are turned off as the show starts so that the audience can concentrate.
chandelier going upOpéra De Tours
How to maintain it?
Each season, the chandelier gets a makeover. In Tours, the harness team hoists it into the attic via a hatch on the ceiling. We then use very specific expressions to reassemble it safely: we "load" to bring it down and "press" to bring it up.
chandelier openingOpéra De Tours
The hatch is open!
chandelier closingOpéra De Tours
chandelier wide openingOpéra De Tours
chandelier in reviewOpéra De Tours
Each bulb is thoroughly checked and changed if necessary. The technicians dust the crystal and make the brass shine so that the chandelier retains its spark.
Lustre de la Grande SalleOpéra De Tours
In pictures
The chandelier continues to inspire photographers who go to the concert!
Photo credits: Ingrid Pico-Heide - Marie Pétry & Gérard Proust
Communication Department of the Opera of Tours
