Recording Un Ballo in Maschera

The Recording of this Italian Opera was in collaboration with the RTBF (Belgian Radio)

The Microphone setup was a standard setup with 4 DPA 4006 with APE's on the strings and 2 more fill microphones in the first violins and celli.  On the 2nd and alti we did not put a fill in because there were only 2 rows of players with right behind them the woodwinds. The woodwinds had Schoeps omni's and all brass had the Sennheiser MKH40.  We had 2 U87 on the bases.  When you only place 1 at this close distance, you don't have the impression of a group of players.  On the harp we placed a KM184 and on the percussion some more DPA.