Opera “Aida” on the Worlds Largest Floating Stage (Bregenz, Austria)

BREGENZ, Austria -

- TV Pictures Available by Satellite

- Satellite Broadcast Directly After the Opening of the Festival on

22 July 2009, 14:25 to 14:50 hours CEST, Berlin-Time (= 12:25 to 12:50 UTC)

- Pre-cut TV Material by Satellite Downlink

The Bregenz Festival is making footage available to television stations for the purpose of current media coverage. The pre-cut material - not overvoiced - will be available for downlink by satellite in Europe and North America on the opening day of the 64th Bregenz Festival.

The opera “Aida” and the opening ceremony

The footage is supplied in two versions: 2′45” (news item) and 5′00” (feature) including edit decision list and text accompanying the images. Both versions show excerpts from the opera “Aida” on the world’s largest floating stage at Bregenz (Austria), premiering on the evening of 22 July, as well as from the opening ceremony of the Bregenz Festival in the morning.

Transmitted via EUTELSAT W2A and IS-3R

The TV material will be transmitted in two repeated sequences on 22 July 2009 from 14:25 to 14:50 hours CEST (12:25 to 12:50 UTC) on EUTELSAT W2A (Europe) and IS-3R (North America). The technical specifications are available unter presse.bregenzerfestspiele.com .

A shotlist and accompanying texts will follow on 22 July in the afternoon. The footage is free of charge if used by broadcasters in the provision of current coverage of the Bregenz Festival. No other use is permitted.

Technical data: EUTELSAT W2A @ 10degrees East (Europe) IS-3R 43.2degrees West (North America) Coordinated Universal Time UTC 12:25 - 12:50 p.m. Central European Summer Time CEST (= Berlin Time) 2:25 - 2:50 p.m. British Summer Time BST (= London Time) 1:25 - 1:50 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time EDT (= New York City Time) 8:25 - 8:50 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time PDT (= Los Angeles Time) 5:25 - 5:50 a.m.

Please contact us if you have any questions, tel. +43-5574-407-209 or e-mail: presse@bregenzerfestspiele.com

Source: Bregenzer Festspiele GmbH

Please contact us if you have any questions, tel. +43-5574-407-209 or e-mail: presse at bregenzerfestspiele.com