Wolf Trap to unveil new tech for opera performance

Published June 30, 2014 6:11pm ET



VIENNA, Va. (AP) — Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts plans to experiment with new technology for smartphones for an upcoming production of the opera “Carmen.”

Wolf Trap will announce Tuesday that it will use new supertitle technology that allows audiences to follow the French narrative of the opera in English from their smartphones, tablets or Google Glass eyewear. The technology from Figaro Systems debuts during the July 25 performance of “Carmen.”

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