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The City invests € 1,300,000 to settle the Teatro Romea comb (26/11/2008)

The Murcia Romea Theatre will have a fully renovated.

The reform is taking place inside will also involve the improvement of the comb, for which the City will invest EUR 1,300,000.

The company responsible for undertaking this work is Agromán Ferrovial SA, has approved this morning by the Governing Board.

The old stage comb and materials necessitate its replacement by a structure adapted to current needs.

The comb is woven or wooden platform, like a grid, which contains the cylinders, pulleys or sheaves, cherry or strings and other instruments designed to handle various sets and other scenic devices.

From it hung the different elements of the stage machinery, light bulbs, sheaves, cherry, in the back of the stage, on top of the loom.

The comb of the Romea Theatre is located at 17.90 meters high.

From there, suspending the lifting machinery, and it's props, as well as lighting systems required for each performance.

The work includes the removal of the existing comb made of wood, and building a new structure passable covering the entire stage area of the theater.

Within the stage equipment including stage machinery, lighting, professional sound and communications.

Work is expected to be developed within four months.

Teatro Romea de Murcia has its origins in the nineteenth century and is built on the site of the former convent of Santo Domingo.

Throughout its history it has suffered two fires, in 1877 and 1899 -.

The auditorium is horseshoe-shaped, like others of the time, and a great height.

It has a large pit surrounded by stalls and boxes at three levels and three additional steps.

Lavishly decorated, and highlights the large canvas ceiling oil painting by modernist painter Antonio de la Torre in 1900.

The stage is very large: 16 meters wide, 19 background and 18 high, which offers huge opportunities for designers.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia

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