title: The influence of proscenium boxes on acoustic response in historical opera halls.
abstract: In some historical opera halls there are boxes located around the proscenium, commonly called proscenium or "director" boxes. These boxes have a certain influence on the initial part of the impulse response of an opera hall on the singer-auditorium, singer-singer, and singer-orchestra pit paths. During the reconstruction of the Ljubljana opera hall, measurement of a scaled model was performed to quantify the influence of proscenium boxes on the hall's impulse response. Some variation in box configuration on the acoustic response was also tested. This paper describes the results of this research.
authors.affiliation: University of Belgrade, School of Electrical Engineering, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 73, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Dragana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Šumarac Pavlović
authors.affiliation: University of Belgrade, School of Electrical Engineering, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 73, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Miomir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mijić
authors.affiliation: University of Belgrade, School of Electrical Engineering, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 73, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
authors.forename: Draško
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mašović
mesh_terms: D000162:Acoustics; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009146:Music; D011312:Pressure; D011633:Public Facilities; D013016:Sound