# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Week of Sound | Flying Dragons, Mythical Battles and Transforming Carriages
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 03:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Technology and Spectacle on the Early Eighteenth-Century Italian Opera StageAbout this EventSpectacular visual effects were no less popular on the early modern stage than they are in Hollywood movies today. Local audiences and international tourists flocked to Italian opera houses not only to hear the top star singers and latest compositions but to watch scenes such as Hercules subdue Cerberus with a club at the gates of the Underworld, Roman empress Poppea making a grand entrance on a crocodile chariot and a triumphal carriage transforming into an amphitheatre. In 1699, opera director Andrea Perrucci wrote: ‘Today, the art of stage effects has reached such a degree of excellence that we see what our eyes can hardly believe, and it’s done with such care and skill that it seems to happen by magic.’This talk will explore the astonishing art of early eighteenth-century stage spectacle, the main types of effects, how they worked and how they were used. It will examine the role of stage effects in the competition between opera houses for ticket sales and for international reputation. Finally, it will take a dive into the cultural context and the reasons for the early modern audience’s fascination with and continuous demand for ever more elaborate stage effects.AccessPlease let us know if you require any support accessing this event by emailing eca.events@ed.ac.uk.Please see ECA's privacy notice for more information on how your personal details provided will be used and stored.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/week-of-sound-|-flying-dragons-mythical-battles-and-transforming-carriages/100001981411218292
- **Event Categories**: art, entertainment, contests, music
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Edinburgh
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Hunter Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh College of Art
- **lat**: 55.94513240000001
- **long**: -3.1980625
- **full address**: Hunter Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh College of Art, 74 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Week of Sound | Flying Dragons, Mythical Battles and Transforming Carriages being held?
  - **A:** Week of Sound | Flying Dragons, Mythical Battles and Transforming Carriages takes place on Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 03:30 pm at Hunter Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh College of Art, 74 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Week of Sound | Flying Dragons, Mythical Battles and Transforming Carriages?
  - **A:** Week of Sound | Flying Dragons, Mythical Battles and Transforming Carriages is organized by Edinburgh College of Art.

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