Winspear Opera House

Winspear Opera House
© Luis Gallardo

Winspear Opera House, Dallas

We developed our acoustical design for the Winspear from the point of view of the audience and performers -- in the service of developing the drama and conveying emotion, the essence of great opera. Specific acoustical goals included: • Excellent loudness balance between singers and orchestra • Clarity of opera text • High degree of strength and impact of the sound • Resonance of orchestral sound and ability of singers to excite the room • Silent background – no mechanical and electrical noise, no disturbance from aircraft in the Love field flight path.


Our mission was to focus foremost on the best possible quality for opera, with additional flexibility and adjustment for the amplified musicals and concerts. The acoustics of the Winspear were to be complementary to the other halls in the Dallas Arts District: the Meyerson Symphony Center, the Wyly Theatre, Booker T Washington High School and the future City Performance Hall, which all fill other niches. A district with different spaces for different arts marks the maturing of a city for the arts. The Winspear’s opera, ballet and musicals will fill the role of lyric theatre in the arts district. Now the acoustical landscape includes different acoustical spaces optimised for different arts.

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Creative Acoustics & Theatrical Design for Architecture, Music and Theatre Sound Space Vision is a London, UK based firm of acousticiansadn theatre designers providing consulting, research and design services for theatres, concert halls, museums, galleries, education and and other gathering spaces where people need to see, hear and interact. Sound Space Vision was formed in late 2015 as a joining of long-time collaborators Anne Minors Performance Consultants and Sound Space Design. This move formalises our long standing working relationship and will broaden, strengthen and deepen our work within our specialist disciplines of acoustics and theatre planning. The new combined Sound Space Vision team builds on our success in performing arts and arts education and broadens our reach into the built environment by combining research with artistic interpretation. >> Combining design and technical excellence. >> Creativity in design and advice. >> A passion for quality. >> Leadership with a proven track record of excellence. >> Flexibility and experience to work well with challenging building forms and innovative architects. >> Over twenty years’ experience, including major projects in North America, Europe, Singapore and Australia.
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