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The Electronic libretto system is used primarily in opera houses and is a device which presents translations of lyrics into an audience's language or transcribes lyrics that may be difficult to understand in the sung form. Opera houses are listed by continent then by country with the name of the opera house and city the opera company is sometimes named for clarity

Since 1983, projected Supertitles or surtitles have been commonly used in opera or other musical performances and they have proven to be a commercial success in art forms such as opera which are generally sung in foreign languages. Surtitles, also known as supertitles, are translated or transcribed Lyrics projected above a stage or displayed on a screen commonly used in Opera or other Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto

However, many people believed that surtitles interfered with the enjoyment of a performance, because they tended to find themselves following the titles and not giving their full attention to the stage. This problem was solved by the development of an electronic libretto system, which utilizes individual screens placed on the back of each seat, thus allowing patrons either to view a translation or to switch them off during the performance.

Although initially developed by technicians at the Santa Fe Opera, the Metropolitan Opera was the first to install the system which they describe as Met Titles. The Santa Fe Opera (SFO is an American Opera company located north of Santa Fe in the U The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880 is a major presenter of all types of opera including Grand Opera. The electronic libretto system was further developed and patented, in the US, as ‘’Simultext’’ by Figaro Systems of Santa Fe, New Mexico with the Santa Fe Opera becoming the second house to adopt it after its 1997/98 refurbishment. Santa Fe ( Navajo: Yootó is the Capital of the state of New Mexico.

Opera houses such as the Valencia Opera House, the National Noh Theatre in Tokyo, the Vienna State Opera in Vienna, the Liceu in Barcelona, the Royal Opera House in London and the Teatro degli Arcimboldi and La Scala (both in Milan) have added the electronic titles, the latter providing English, French, and Italian translations. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The Vienna State Opera ( Wiener Staatsoper) located in Vienna, Austria, is one of the most important Opera houses - and opera companies - in Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia WikipediaWikiProject Opera --> The Royal Opera House is an Opera house and major performing London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Teatro degli Arcimboldi is a theatre and opera house in Milan which was built over a twenty-seven month period in anticipation of the closure and subsequent nearly The Teatro alla Scala (or La Scala, as it is known in Milan, Italy, is one of the world's most famous Opera houses The theatre was Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy.

Other companies have developed similar technologies, such as Sonoidea in Spain, Visutech in Denmark, and Radio Marconi in Italy and 3Com in US.

In the US, various of these systems are now to be found at the Miami's Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Ellie Caulkins Opera House in Denver, Colorado, at the Des Moines Metro Opera, the Seattle Opera, Kansas City's Lyric Opera, and in the Roy O. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, commonly called The Arsht Center, is Miami's largest Performing arts center and is located on Biscayne Boulevard The Ellie Caulkins Opera House, which opened on September 10 2005 is located in Denver Colorado as part of the large Denver Performing Arts Complex. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO is based in Indianola Iowa, a town of approximately 14000 located 12 miles outside of Des Moines Iowa. The Seattle Opera is an Opera company located in Seattle Washington. Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages Disney Theatre, a part of the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico is an establishment for preserving and promoting the culture of the Spanish -speaking world New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America.

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