ROYAL OPERA HOUSE “A Diamond Celebration” 16th Nov 2022

Posted on November 16, 2022 by satfacts

ENCORE Sunday 20th November

Today’s Schedule is:

13:00 – 13:40 GMT / 14:00 – 14:40 CET
SATELLITES LIVE – RUN TEST TAPE


13:40 – 14:00 GMT / 14:40 – 15:00 CET
A ROYAL OPERA HOUSE IMAGE ON SCREEN, WITH A COUNTDOWN CLOCK AND LOW
LEVEL 5.1 AUDIO

14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET
START OF RELAY
PLEASE ENSURE THE CINEMA HOUSE LIGHTS ARE DOWN FOR THE START OF THE
RELAY AND UP FOR THE INTERVALS

14:01 GMT / 15:01 CET – CINEMA INTRODUCTION
14:16 GMT / 15:16 CET – ACT I OF A DIAMOND CELEBRATION
14:59 GMT / 15:59 CET – CINEMA INTERVAL I
15:17 GMT / 16:17 CET – CINEMA INTERVAL I PRESENTATION
15:23 GMT / 16:23 CET – ACT II OF A DIAMOND CELEBRATION
16:09 GMT / 17:09 CET – CINEMA INTERVAL II
16:19 GMT / 17:19 CET – CINEMA INTERVAL II PRESENTATION
16:30 GMT / 17:30 CET – ACT III OF A DIAMOND CELEBRATION
17:04 GMT / 18:04 CET – CURTAIN CALLS
THE SATELLITE RELAY WILL END AT APPROXIMATELY 17:11 GMT / 18:11 CET

UPDATE@1750GMT. The feed is now available for testing ahead of tonight’s broadcast. The Schedule is expected to be:

PLEASE ENSURE SUBTITLES ARE SWITCHED OFF FOR THIS BALLET

18:00 – 18:55 Satellites Live – Run Test Tape

18:55 – 19:15 A ROYAL OPERA HOUSE IMAGE ON SCREEN, WITH A COUNTDOWN CLOCK AND LOW LEVEL 5.1 AUDIO

19:15 START OF RELAY

PLEASE ENSURE THE CINEMA HOUSE LIGHTS ARE DOWN FOR THE START OF THE RELAY AND UP FOR THE INTERVALS

19:16                CINEMA INTRODUCTION

19:31                ACT I OF A DIAMOND CELEBRATION

20:11                CINEMA INTERVAL I

20:30                CINEMA INTERVAL I PRESENTAION

20:36                ACT II OF A DIAMOND CELEBRATION

21:16                CINEMA INTERVAL II

21:26                CINEMA INTERVAL II PRESENTAION

21:35                ACT III OF A DIAMOND CELEBRATION

22:13                CURTAIN CALLS

THE SATELLITE RELAY WILL END AT APPROXIMATELY 22:30 GMT

The Test ahead of this evening’s broadcast is at 1000GMT/1100CET. It is for 60′. The feed remains available for an additional 45′ to 1145GMT/1245CET but is NOT part of the official cinema-test.

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MET OPERA “La Traviata” 5th Nov 2022

Posted on November 5, 2022 by satfacts

The feed for today’s broadcast was live at 15:16GMT / 16:16CET

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MET OPERA “Medea” 22nd October 2022

Posted on October 22, 2022 by satfacts

17:17 The feed has been re-established

17:10BST The feed has temporarily dropped. we are investigating

Welcome to the 1st broadcast of the 2022/23 Season. The Test period starts at 1630BST/1730CEST with the Intro/Countdown slated for 1755BST/1855 CEST

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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE “La Boheme” 20th October

Posted on October 20, 2022 by satfacts

UPDATE@17:53 The feed is now available for this evening’s live relay. the Schedule is:

18:55 – 19:15
A ROYAL OPERA HOUSE IMAGE ON SCREEN, WITH A COUNTDOWN CLOCK AND LOW LEVEL 5.1 AUDIO

19:15
START OF RELAY
PLEASE ENSURE THE CINEMA HOUSE LIGHTS ARE DOWN FOR THE START OF THE RELAY AND UP FOR THE INTERVALS

19:15 CINEMA INTRODUCTION

19:16 TRAILERS AND PROMOTIONS

19:20 INTERVIEW WITH SUSANNA STRANDERS

19:32 ACTS I & II OF LA BOHEME

20:31 CINEMA INTERVAL – 18 MINUTES APPROX

20:50 INTERVIEW WITH JOHN EDUSEI

21:03 ACTS III & IV OF LA BOHEME

22:00 CURTAIN CALLS

The Test ahead of this evening’s broadcast is at 1000BST/1100CEST. It is for 60′. The feed remains available for an additional 45′ to 1145BST/1245CEST but is NOT part of the official cinema-test.

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Met Opera “MEDEA” 22nd October

Posted on October 17, 2022 by satfacts

The Test ahead of this Saturday’s broadcast (the 1st broadcast of the 2022/23 Season) is at 0930BST/1030CEST/1130EEST and is for 30′. Please make best use of this facility.

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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE “Aida” 12th October

Posted on October 12, 2022 by satfacts

Sunday 16th October. The Encore feed is now available. Here is todays Schedule:

14.00 BST / 15:00 CEST INTRODUCTION WITH ELLE OSILI-WOOD
14:01 BST / 15:01 CEST TRAILERS AND PROMOTIONS
14:06 BST / 15:06 CEST INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT CARSEN
14:17 BST / 15:17 CEST ACT I OF AIDA
14:59 BST / 15:59 CEST SHORT PAUSE
15:01 BST / 16:01 CEST ACT II OF AIDA
15:43 BST / 16:43 CEST CINEMA INTERVAL – 18 MINUTES APPROX.
16:01 BST / 17:01 CEST TRAILERS AND PROMOTIONS
16:04 BST / 17:04 CEST INTERVIEWS
16:13 BST / 17:13 CEST ACT III OF AIDA
16:46 BST / 17:46 CEST SHORT PAUSE
16:47 BST / 17:47 CEST ACT IV OF AIDA
17:10 BST / 18:10 CEST INFORMAL SHORT PAUSE – BLACK SCREEN
17:11 BST / 18:11 CEST RETURNS
17:21 BST / 18:21 CEST CURTAIN CALLS

UPDATE@1722BST: The feed from the ROH is now live again for the broadcast this evening. Subtitles are availalable in the feed. The Schedule for the event is due to follow these times:

17:30 – 18:25
SATELLITES LIVE – RUN TEST TAPE

18:24 – 18:45
A ROYAL OPERA HOUSE IMAGE ON SCREEN, WITH A COUNTDOWN CLOCK AND LOW LEVEL 5.1 AUDIO

18:45
START OF RELAY
PLEASE ENSURE THE CINEMA HOUSE LIGHTS ARE DOWN FOR THE START OF THE RELAY AND UP FOR THE INTERVALS

18:45 INTRODUCTION WITH ELLE OSILI-WOOD
18:46 TRAILERS AND PROMOTIONS
18:51 INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT CARSEN
19:02 ACT I
19:47 SHORT PAUSE
19:48 ACT II
20:30 INTERVAL – 19 MINUTES APPROX.
20:49 TRAILERS AND PROMOTIONS
20:55 INTERVIEW WITH FLORA WILSON
21:00 ACT III
21:37 SHORT PAUSE
21:38 ACT IV
22:11 CURTAIN CALLS

The Test ahead of tonight’s broadcast is at 1000-1100BST (1100-1200CEST). Following this for 45′ there is a period of the satellite feed continuing but being used for internal testing and not a designated cinema test.

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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE “Mayerling” 5th October

Posted on October 5, 2022 by satfacts

Update 13:31BST. The fedd is available but at an unacceptably low-level. we continue to chase the uplink company for information

ENCORE: Sunday 9th Oct: 1308BST: We are chasing as to why the feed is not being broadcast. Apologies for the delay

UPDATE@17:55BST. The feed is now live once more. The Test loop will play until 18:55 and then the walk-in material commences. The rest of the evening is due to follow these times:

18:55 – 19:15
A ROYAL OPERA HOUSE IMAGE ON SCREEN, WITH A COUNTDOWN CLOCK AND LOW LEVEL 5.1 AUDIO

19:15
START OF RELAY
PLEASE ENSURE THE CINEMA HOUSE LIGHTS ARE DOWN FOR THE START OF THE RELAY AND UP FOR THE INTERVALS

19:15 INTRODUCTION WITH PETROC TRELAWNY
19:16 TRAILERS AND PROMOTIONS
19:21 PETROC TRELAWNY INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN O’HARE
19:33 ACT I OF MAYERLING
20:12 CINEMA INTERVAL 1 – 13 MINUTES APPROX
20:30 PETROC TRELAWNY INTERVIEW WITH DEBORAH MACMILLAN
20:38 ACT II OF MAYERLING
21:29 CINEMA INTERVAL 2 – 8 MINUTES APPROX
21:37 PETROC TRELAWNY INTERVIEW WITH EDWARD WATSON
21:49 ACT III OF MAYERLING
22:25 CURTAIN CALLS

The 2nd broadcast of the Season is today 5th October. There is the usual Test at 1000-1100BST (with a further 45′ of satellite time for ROH internal use 1100-1145BST. You may use this but the content will be varying and discontinuous)

Please note: an unexpected change to the General Helpline number. the dial-in of 0844 338 5859 is no longer working. Please use 0330 094 5859. Apologies for this short-notice.

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Met OPERA 2022-23 Pre-Season Tests 3rd and 4th October.

Posted on October 2, 2022 by satfacts

Ahead of the 1st broadcast of the Season, there are 2 pre-test opportunities. There will be for a 60′ duration from 0930BST/1030CEST/1130EEST on both Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th October. Please make good use of these Tests.

Please note: an unexpected change to the General Helpline number (as advised by our 3rd-party provider) The dial-in of 0844 338 5859 is no longer working. Please use +44 (0)330 094 5859. Apologies for this short-notice. The PIN remains unchanged (and was re-advised by email on recently)

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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE “Madama Butterfly” 27th September

Posted on September 27, 2022 by satfacts

ENCORE Sunday 2nd October. The feed starts at 1300 with content due to start at 1400.

Please note: an unexpected change to the General Helpline number. the dial-in of 0844 338 5859 is no longer working. Please use 0330 094 5859. Apologies for this short-notice.

The first broadcast of the Season is today 27th September. There is the usual Test at 1000-1100BST (with a further 45′ of satellite time for ROH internal use 1100-1145BST. You may use this but the content will be varying and discontinuous)

The main transmission starts at 1800 BST and is due to follow this timetable:

18:00 – Test, 55 minutes

18:55 – Countdown, 20 minutes

19:15 – Pre-Show, 15 minutes

19:30 – Act I, 55 minutes

20:25 – Interval (including interval feature), 25 minutes

20:50 – Acts II and III, 1 hour and 30 minutes

22:20 – Curtain call, 10 minutes

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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE 2nd Pre-Season Test 15th September

Posted on September 15, 2022 by satfacts

Good morning. The ROH will be offering a 2nd Pre-Season Test 1100-1200BST today 15th September. This follows on from the successful 1st test on 2nd September.

Any systemic issues will be reported here so do check back occasionally before contanting your support teams.

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