Pavarotti Tribute Concert

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CT Dubai supply LED screens and cameras in Petra

A host of artists including Sting, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Andrea Bocelli came out to commemorate the late tenor Luciano Pavarotti. The three day celebration in Petra marked the anniversary of Pavarotti's death in September 2007 and also coincided with what would have been his 73rd birthday. The World Heritage site, is visually stunning with the city carved into a large valley, Pavarotti is said to have always wanted to give a concert at Petra.

Creative Technology(CT) Dubai provided two 20m² Barco D7 LED screens, these flanked the main stage to provide the relay for the Orchestra and artists. Mike Walker of Live & Direct commissioned and liaised with Mark Woodhouse of CT Dubai to manage the project.

CT also provided Sony digi betacams for VT playback, Serial Digital Grass Valley Kayak PPU mixer with three Sony DXC D50 SDI Camera’s channels, feeding the screens.

Mark comments "We are no strangers to working on huge, high profile projects, it was great to work in such a unique location. As with all slightly unusual event sites, there will always be challenges, however, everything came together really well and the screens looked great."