For over 40 years, Treti S.r.l., a City Theatrical dealer based in Rome, Italy, has supported its customers in all areas - from design to purchase, from installation to customer support - and pursued its mission of being an innovator in our industry, with a careful eye on solutions that promote the energy transition and sustainability. Discover more about Treti's experience in Europe and beyond with City Theatrical products, like Multiverse® Receiver Card to implement wireless DMX in diverse fixtures and DMXcat-E™, in this City Theatrical interview hosted by Jacqueline Morreale, Head of Marketing at City Theatrical, featuring Roberto Novelli, Project Supervisor, and Giorgio Quaglietti, Sales, for Treti S.r.l..
INTERVIEW WITH ROBERTO NOVELLI AND GIORGIO QUAGLIETTI OF TRETI S.R.L.:
Jacqueline Morreale of City Theatrical (JM): Roberto, Giorgio, thank you so much for agreeing to meet with me to show me the Treti S.r.l. office, how you use our products, and about some of your history of projects! Roberto, let’s start by talking about your experience with Multiverse wireless DMX: How are you using our Multiverse Studio Kit currently?
Roberto Novelli of Treti S.r.l. (RN): Welcome! We use the Multiverse® Studio Kit for film projects as well as events like weddings. Many of our installations have dynamic LEDs, in which we use many channels. The Multiverse Studio Kit gives us all the tools to control them wirelessly and easily.
JM: Are you using a multi-universe approach to wireless DMX?
RN: Yes, we use up to ten universes in most projects. We do many pixel-to-pixel control installations. We provide the customization of the wireless DMX for these complex light installations. Sometimes they need the moving lights, or portable light dynamic, etc.
JM: I know that Treti S.r.l. installs many ETC fixtures, as well as many other top-of-the-line light fixtures from manufacturers around the world. How are you using the onboard Multiverse wireless DMX with these ETC fixtures, or Multiverse products in other fixtures?
RN: I love to put City Theatrical’s Multiverse Receiver Card inside a moving light to enable wireless DMX. We are able to customize many different kinds of light fixtures to make them wireless DMX in this way.
JM: What has your experience been like, implementing Multiverse wireless DMX into a fixture using the Multiverse Receiver Card?
RN: I love this product. I am an Electrician by profession, so it is natural for me to implement wireless DMX with this product. If it is possible to use for the client’s project, I will implement wireless DMX into our preferred light fixtures for a project with Multiverse Receiver Cards. Sometimes we have customers that require a complete studio setup. For permanent installations like this, I will implement Multiverse wireless DMX in this way. For events, we use Multiverse in a different way. It depends.
JM: Giorgio, are there any other City Theatrical products that you use often?
Giorgio Quaglietti of Treti S.r.l. (GQ): We use City Theatrical’s DMXcat® Multi Function Test Tool for all projects. We use it for cinema production. We use it for so many other installations, small to large. We use it for everything.
JM: How do you like our new DMXcat-E?
GQ: We sell DMXcat-E™ to many customers. It’s a product that is very easy to get set up with. We love using the DMXcat app. We have many, many requests from customers for this new product. Sometimes, when the customer doesn’t know how to use DMXcat-E yet, they will ask Roberto to show them how to use it. He is very good at training them on the DMXcat-E, and he makes sure they’re using the newest version of the firmware.
JM: Does the DMXcat app work well here in Italy? How’s the Italian version of the app?
GQ: The DMXcat app and product works really well for us!
JM: What kind of projects do you work on most here at Treti S.r.l.?
RN: In general, television studios and auditoriums for theatre are some of our biggest installations. We also work on construction lighting projects.
JM: Are there any memorable projects from the history of Treti S.r.l., that are perhaps different from the rest?
RN: The biggest and one of the most memorable projects we have worked on is the largest theatre in Central Asia, which is located in Kazakhstan. It is called the Astana Opera. It was a new construction theatre project. There are four movable stages, which feature opera, and many more theatrical performances. We helped to create four dimmer rooms. There are 1,288 channels just for the stages. It’s a very, very powerful system. We created a set of presets for future lighting designers to easily select lighting colors and styles for upcoming shows. We used 32 universes for that project. We had a full configuration of DMX control, ArtNet, and more.
JM: Roberto, do you consider yourself more a lighting technician, engineer, or designer?
RN: I have been all of those things.
JM: How did you use wireless DMX on the Astana project?
RN: We put wireless inside ArtNet decoders, connectors, everywhere. We put a signal using a wireless decoder in every point of the stage, so we have DMX control everywhere.
JM: How often do you go and maintain large projects abroad, like that one?
RN: We go to check in on this project every 1-2 years, to train the new technicians, make sure the technology is up to date, and see that everything is working. We put in the foundation. If we put in a good foundation, we’re able to train the technicians to maintain it, and keep it up to date over time. We are currently proposing an LED update project. After 20 years, there are many opportunities to add moving lights, adjust to 20V, update to full dimming, and so many other updates with technology.
JM: Do you work on any of the shows that come through a large venue like this, that you set up?
RN: We often create a portfolio with photos and documentation on how we would set up a big show. For example, there was a large opera show, Sleeping Beauty, with a total of 1,000 moving lights and fixed lamps. Our work is interesting and always changing.
JM: Are there any special places in Rome where we can see some of Treti S.r.l.’s work?
GQ: You can see our work in so many different theatrical venues and auditoriums all around Rome. See our project list banner from the first floor of our office for a few! (Photo above.)
JM: Thank you very much for your time, and for sharing your experiences with City Theatrical products and special projects from around with world with us!
How was it to have a full lighting conversation in English with me?
RN: Great! As a technician, it helps to speak English. About 80% of the written documentation is in English. I am from Rome, so here we think in Italian, but are often reading and writing in English.
GQ: To speak like this, with an English-speaking person, has been great. It helps me to speak slowly.
JM: Anche per me. Thank you both again, and your extended team here at Treti S.r.l.. Best of luck to you in all your endeavors, with City Theatrical products and beyond!
RN: Thank you!
GQ: Thank you, Jackie, and to your family for joining us here at the Treti S.r.l. office. Ciao to all our friends at City Theatrical in the UK and US offices, and around the world!
Learn more about Treti S.r.l. at: Treti Srl: Soluzioni Audiovisive Professionali e Illuminotecnica
Read more designer and company interviews by Jacqueline Morreale of City Theatrical at: City Theatrical Designer Interviews