A show in the Roman quarry doubtless is a unique experience for every
visitor, whether it is the classical-music lover enjoying a performance of the
opera festival or a local watching the annual passion play with his friends as
amateur actors.
The playing and singing under the open sky on a gentle summer night, far
away from the noise of the street is an experience that even the average
visitor who is not too much into opera and passion plays will find
overwhelming.
Until now, though, it has only been the stage itself that has benefited
from the ambience of the location, unique in Austria, whereas the path used by
visitors to get from the parking lot to their seats in the auditorium and back
always was an unatmospheric, merely functional accessway.
The basic idea of the design is to extend the ambience of the
magnificent rock-face scenery to all parts of the theatrical arena so as to
make it a more palpable and visual enveloping experience.