The new building for the Royal Academy of Music houses the Susie Sainsbury Theatre for Opera and Musical, the Angela Burgess Recital Hall (studio stage) with its own recording studio, a lobby, the access staircase and technical rooms. In the former courtyard of the historic building, the new building serves two functions: It is a place for public performances of operas and musicals, for studying and learning.
The light creates the atmosphere for festive occasions and spreads an inspiring, fresh character for practice situations. The Susie Sainsbury Theatre’s cherry wood ceiling and walls are reminiscent of the sound bodies of stringed instruments. Unlike the traditional centrally placed chandelier, our chandelier has exploded, the 750 crystals filling the entire space from ceiling to walls. Just as the music spreads and disperses throughout the room, so do the crystals of the chandelier.
