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 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web 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 The opera will be sung in French, with English supertitles, and is rated PG-13, containing some material not suitable for children. Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2020 The dialogue is entirely in Spanish, with two screens providing English supertitles. oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2020 All operas will be performed in original languages, with English supertitles projected above the Winspear Opera House stage. Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 23 Jan. 2020 The Park Square production has English supertitles for the Korean spoken in the play. Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2019 La Bohème LA Opera presents Komische Oper Berlin’s production of the Puccini classic about young artists in 19th century Paris; in Italian with English supertitles; contains adult content and brief nudity. Matt Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2019 The play will be performed in English with supertitles in Spanish. Hannah Herrera Greenspan, chicagotribune.com, 10 Sep. 2019 See More
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 The opera will be sung in French, with English supertitles, and is rated PG-13, containing some material not suitable for children. Elaine Schmidt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2020 The dialogue is entirely in Spanish, with two screens providing English supertitles. oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2020 All operas will be performed in original languages, with English supertitles projected above the Winspear Opera House stage. Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 23 Jan. 2020 The Park Square production has English supertitles for the Korean spoken in the play. Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2019 La Bohème LA Opera presents Komische Oper Berlin’s production of the Puccini classic about young artists in 19th century Paris; in Italian with English supertitles; contains adult content and brief nudity. Matt Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2019 The play will be performed in English with supertitles in Spanish. Hannah Herrera Greenspan, chicagotribune.com, 10 Sep. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1965, in the meaning defined above