"Prof.Hans Pizka" wrote:
>
> What would you do, if you sit in the pit for a long opera (horns in the back of the
>right side seen from conductors point, first horn next to the ramp of the stage), but
>a heavy light (10.000 W) is mounted on the stage rampīs inner side, so the distance
>to your head is about 20" only ?
Speaking as a non-professional <g>, if a polite request to
management didn't work, I'd have a conversation with the shop
steward, possibly in conjunction with a letter from my ear
specialist that said the light's position was causing my health
problems.
Another point--and hopefully it isn't too late. Don't EVER let
an ENT fix an ear problem by puncturing the ear drum to drain
fluid. INSIST on taking antibiotics to clear up the problem.
Puncturing the ear drum always results in some hearing damage,
completely unacceptable to anyone who makes his living from his
ears.
My good friend Dave Sarser, who played in the NBC Symphony under
Toscanini for many years, also suggests that anyone over 50
should have his hearing evaluated by an audiologist to try to
catch--and, hopefully, correct--problems before they go too far.
Howard Sanner
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