TRIESTE, Italy — DPA’s Italian distributor M. Casale Bauer has supplied the 34 cast members in the Italian touring production of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert — The Musical with DPA 4066 Omnidirectional Headset Microphones and 4060 Omnidirectional Miniature Microphones. The musical was presented at the Politeama Rossetti theatre in Trieste.
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert — The Musical has arrived at the Politeama Rossetti theatre in Trieste, where audiences are enjoying great sound thanks to the extensive use of DPA Microphones. Every member of the cast is supplied with one of 34 DPA 4066 Omnidirectional Headset Microphones or 4060 Omnidirectional Miniature Microphones.
DPA’s Italian distributor M. Casale Bauer has supplied the production with the microphones. The show’s sound engineer Cristiano Grassini says the microphones perform flawlessly every night and are proving very popular with cast members because they are so light and comfortable.
“The original Australian production of the musical specified DPA Headset Microphones, and having previously experienced the quality of these microphones on other productions, I was more than happy to use them for the Italian tour,” says Grassini. “The quality of the mics is absolutely phenomenal. They sound great, are very resistant to high sound pressure levels and because they are so small and discrete on the actor’s faces, they are good for the audience because they don’t detract from the performance.”
Grassini explains that he has been a fan of DPA Headset Microphones for many years and has used them in numerous theater productions in the past. “The microphones always sound good and are just so easy to use. They are simply ideal in many situations and the only microphone choice for me.”
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert tells the story of two drag queens and a transsexual woman who travel together through Australia on a tour bus called Priscilla. Along the way, they encounter several unique people and experience a variety of hilarious adventures. Having first opened 2006 in Sydney, the musical has travelled around the world, from New Zealand and Europe to Canada and Broadway. Since beginning its run in Italy last December, the production has made stops in Milan and Rome, racking more than 250 performances.
“It is an amazing musical — full of color and drama, and very funny,” adds Grassini. “However, it does involve a lot of costume changes and this is another reason why the DPA Headset Microphones are so useful. More than 500 costumes are used in this production and having a microphone that is comfortable for the actors to wear and very quick to remove does make it much easier to deal with the quick costume changes.”
