Example 17. Summary of production information for four different lighted performances of Prometheus
Production | Placement of lights | Realization of published luce part | Effects | ||||||
Orchestra | Year | Conductor | Fast luce | Slow luce | Notes | Dynamics | Effects/Imagery | Notes | |
Berlin Philharmonic Video Excerpt |
1992 | Claudio Abbado | Use of hazing medium; orchestra and audience immersed in light | yes | yes | Fast and slow luce parts blended visually; traditional theatrical lighting inhibited rhythmic accuracy in fast passages | minimal | none | Movement of lights throughout the space |
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra Video (3 parts) |
2003 | Andris Nelssons | Lights projected on a screen behind the orchestra | selective | selective | Fast and slow luce parts blended visually; harmonic rhythm obscured by slow fades | minimal | some | Computer-generated textures |
Tokyo NHK Orchestra Video |
2006 | Vladimir Ashkenazy | Lights and effects projected on a screen behind orchestra and into the audience | no | selective | Slow luce reduced to blue-violet, red, and yellow; no realization of fast luce | yes | yes | Dramatic special effects: strobe, projections, lightning flashes |
Russian National Orchestra Video |
2009 | Vladimir Tartarnikov | Lights projected on walls of concert hall | selective | selective | Fast and slow luce parts blended visually; red projected instead of blue-violet at Color Stage VII | yes | yes | Light projections and images |