supertitle
noun
su·per·ti·tle
ˈsü-pər-ˌtī-tᵊl 
: a translation of foreign-language dialogue displayed above a screen or performance
an opera with supertitles
compare subtitle
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The opera will be sung in English with supertitles in both English and Spanish.
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Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2023
The operas will be sung in English, with English and Spanish supertitles projected above the stage.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
Unlike more common supertitles, which live above the stage, the Met’s system allows each operagoer to turn his or her screen on or off — or change the channel to another language.
—Eric Grode, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2019
Weaknesses: Audience members who use the English supertitles may occasionally have to look away from the action to read the screens, which are placed to the sides of the set rather than above the center (choose your seats accordingly).
—oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2020
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Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2023
The operas will be sung in English, with English and Spanish supertitles projected above the stage.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023
Unlike more common supertitles, which live above the stage, the Met’s system allows each operagoer to turn his or her screen on or off — or change the channel to another language.
—Eric Grode, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2019
Weaknesses: Audience members who use the English supertitles may occasionally have to look away from the action to read the screens, which are placed to the sides of the set rather than above the center (choose your seats accordingly).
—oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2020
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“Supertitle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supertitle. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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