The stage lifts, located at the side of the Stage, are used to transfer parts of the scenery that have been transported via the tunnel coming from the workshops. Capacity: up to 13 tonnes!
The stagehands, as well as being responsible for moving the sets, are also in charge of assembling and dismantling them.
The Trilogia Mozart Da Ponte (2020) was a real challenge for the stagehands, who spent six days assembling this three-floor building in which the action of the three operas would unfold (Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, and Così fan tutte).
Build of the set for Lulu (2021), a revivalRevival - A production that has already been performed and is revived several years later. of the previous production. In 2012, when it was first performed, the stage at La Monnaie had a 4% gradient. That gradient was eliminated during the renovation of the stage (2015–2017). For its revival, it was therefore necessary to replicate the gradient, the sets having been built accordingly.