Lawo shone with its audio systems at the 'Paris Concert'’

For audio coverage of the concert held on the occasion of the national holiday of France, The IP audio infrastructure of Theirs. In front-of-house position (FOH), The orchestra mix and the FOH output were managed with a mc²96 console. 48 faders, while the mix of soloists and choirs was performed on a mc²56 32 faders.

He national holiday of France, he 14 July, It is celebrated with numerous events throughout the country. For the 12th edition of the Paris concert (Paris concert), Theirs, with his IP audio infrastructure which includes mc²96 and mc²56 consoles, once again met the live broadcast and sound requirements of French public broadcasters and the Eurovision network, providing optimal audio quality to the large crowd that gathered at the site, as well as the millions of listeners and viewers around the world.

In the year of Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, The traditional Paris Concert took place on the esplanade of the Hôtel de Ville, which included the arrival of the Olympic flame to the city and the lighting of a cauldron.

For audio coverage of the 'Paris Concert', a team of professionals from Radio France managed Lawo's advanced audio infrastructure. In front-of-house position (FOH), Nadège Antonini managed the orchestra mix and FOH output using a mc²96 console 48 faders, while Stéphane Thouvenin took charge of the mix of soloists and choirs in a mc²56 of 32 faders.

Alice Legros oversaw overall production at FOH and acted as producer. Stage supervision was carried out by Stéphane Desmons and Charles Bouticourt. They operated a mc²56 of 32 dimmers with an extender 16 dimmers in a two-operator configuration with two separate control surfaces, which guaranteed precise monitoring throughout the entire performance.

The configuration included a redundant pair of A__UHD Core audio engines shared between all three consoles, with a redundant Ravenna network that integrates FOH and stage. A central Home management cluster connected, managed and secured all aspects of this live production environment.

Radio France also used a mobile unit equipped with a consola mc²66 MkII to produce the audio stream for broadcast on French radio and television, as well as in the Eurovision broadcast. Laurent Fracchia was responsible for the broadcast mix in the mobile unit (Management 5), with Arnaud Moral guaranteeing perfect production as producer.

The evening was broadcast live on France 2 y France.tv, and transmitted simultaneously by EBU-Eurovision in more than ten countries, making it one of the most important classical music events in the world.

A large crowd gathered in the town hall square to attend the performances of the French National Orchestra, the choir and maîtrise of Radio France, directed by Cristian Măcelaru, and internationally renowned opera singers and soloists, including Lang Lang (piano) and Nadine Sierra. (soprano), Feather Pati (tenor), Gaëlle Arquez (mezzo-soprano), Khatia Buniatishvili (piano), Fatma Said (soprano), Gautier Capuçon (cello) y Renaud Capuçon (violin), with the special participation of the duo Thibault Cauvin and -M- (guitars).

The concert concluded with the arrival of the Olympic Flame at the Paris de l'Hôtel de Ville and the lighting of a cauldron., just before the traditional fireworks display from the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadéro gardens.

As in previous years, The event reached around 3 million viewers in France 2 and many more listeners on France Inter radio. It was broadcast live in many countries around the world through the Euroradio and Eurovision networks.. The 'Paris Concert'’ was recorded and can be seen in Germany on 22 July (ARD) and the 3 of August (3Sat).