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Supertitles by Michael Chadwick
Supertitles for opera, oratorio, musical theater and art song – 309 works ready to rent, translated and cued by a stage director and singer.
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Welcome, and thank you so much for visiting operasupertitles.com, the world's largest privately held library of high quality supertitle sets available for opera, oratorio, art song, musical theater, and gala/recital concert programs.
My supertitles are created without the assistance of any software program or the use of artificial intelligence. They are meticulously translated, artistically designed for dramatic sensitivity, and structured for quick comprehension. As a retired stage director and singer, my supertitles are far better than any artificial intelligence program can create. Discerning presenters deserve an educated, experienced human touch - and so does your audience.
My rental library contains more than three hundred available title sets and is continuously growing. Discounts are offered based on organizations' annual revenue or for educational use. My original translations are designed for quick comprehension while staying as true to the librettist's intent as possible, and may be easily altered to fit your staging needs.
My supertitles have been used in over a thousand different productions, by hundreds of organizations in nearly all fifty of the United States, multiple Canadian provinces, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Some of my more than 300 clients include Opera Philadelphia, Los Angeles Opera, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, New Orleans Opera, Scottish Opera, Houston Symphony, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, North Carolina Opera, the Spoleto Festival USA, Cape Town Opera, and the Symphony Orchestra of India.
I have created groundbreaking supertitle sets for musically intricate new works such as John Luther Adams’s Vespers of the Blessed Earth, Hannibal Lokumbe’s Healing Tones, and modern operas with unusual supertitle needs such as p r i s m for Los Angeles Opera and Elizabeth Cree for Opera Philadelphia. My custom aria/scene program compilations have been used for concerts by such distinguished artists as Placido Domingo and Renée Fleming.
University of Texas Butler Opera Center's La bohème
I cordially invite you to peruse my extensive library of supertitles, which can be searched by composer, title, and genre. Some listings include a sample of the available slideshow as well, and you can always request a sample of any set. If you don't find the titles you need in my library, please contact me and I will be happy to make them for you.
“There were moments of great laughter thanks to the accessibility and placement of the translations in this score, as well as many first-time opera goers noting that they had a very easy time understanding the nuance of the text and story line. Thank you for helping us make this a great success!”
“Thanks for your splendid supertitles for SEGRETO DI SUSANNA. I have to tell you that at every performance, the moment your brilliant title for the final duet appeared, it brought precisely the RIGHT kind of uproarious laughter — not stealing focus from the action or the music, but complementing them perfectly. It was only one of many such felicitous examples. Bravo!”
“Thank you so very much for sending these fantastic supertitles for our concert performances. They were spot on perfect! The translation was great. The cues were well thought out. Our audiences, our choir members, and the soloists noticed how much effort went into this, the consideration and strategy you put into the transitions and placement. It helped make our concerts a success!”
“Your supertitles were WONDERFUL!!! They truly added that extra spark to our performance! Everyone was very appreciative of the supertitles! Your work is truly amazing!”