App LYRI

The Teatro Regio di Parma is one of Italy’s most important and historic opera houses. It is in Parma. Duchess Maria Luigia wanted it, and it opened in 1829. It is a landmark of international opera. It is closely tied to the works of Giuseppe Verdi. Every year it hosts the Festival Verdi.
This production was special: immersive and in 360°. The subtitles in the app replaced surtitles perfectly. They made the opera easier to follow. People could follow it in several languages.

The Teatro Comunale di Bologna (TCBO) was founded in 1763. It is one of the most important opera and symphonic theatres in Italy and in the world. Its historic venue is in the centre of Bologna. It is known for its excellent acoustics. It has also hosted many works by Giuseppe Verdi. Today, besides the historic venue, it also has the Comunale Nouveau. This space opened in 2022. It hosts most of the programme while the theatre is being restored and redeveloped.
Since 2022, TCBO has used the LYRI system for every performance of the opera season and for lyric concerts. Surtitles and in-app subtitles are always in Italian and English. If the text is sung in another language, the app can also show surtitles in the original language at any time.

L’Analfabeta by Fanny & Alexander and Federica Fracassi was a fully accessible production. It was also fully automated, with no human operator. It had English subtitles and accessible Italian subtitles with sound description in the app. It also had audio introduction and audio description. It is a rare and unique project. It brought together every accessibility service LYRI offers. We built them in from the production stage, not just for single performances. The show is based on heterodirection. This structure let us match the accessible content very precisely to the live action. So we could automate all the management. As a result, all ten performances at the Piccolo Teatro di Milano were accessible.
A pioneering project. It points to the future of accessibility in live performance.

Teatro Stabile del Veneto “Carlo Goldoni” (TSV) is a major Italian theatre institution. It was founded in 1992. It is recognised as a National Theatre. It runs the seasons of the Teatro Goldoni in Venice and the Teatro Verdi in Padua. It promotes the making and sharing of theatre culture. It pays special attention to classical drama and to Carlo Goldoni.
TSV promotes access for all. It wants to remove physical, sensory and cognitive barriers. It offers shows with audio description and subtitles in the LYRI app, and on smart glasses too. This makes the experience open to everyone.
“Il gabbiano” (The Seagull) was directed by Filippo Dini. With this production, the accessible-for-all model also reached one performance in Trento and one in Lucca.