Sentence examples for titling system from inspiring English sources

But Mr. Levine was right that any kind of titling system is somewhat distracting.

Mr. Doran gets heated letters from patrons every week demanding a titling system, something the company has resisted.

(That record keeping, which he maintained, gave rise to the titling system he uses today; each work, rather than being called "untitled," is known by its number).

But Beverly Sills, who ran the New York City Opera at the time, quickly introduced a similar titling system at the New York State Theater in September 1983.

No doubt it would have been too costly and complicated for Mannes to have installed a titling system in a rented theater for two performances.

Surely, the Metropolitan Opera would not have had the success it did in 1998 with Strauss's chatty "Capriccio" if the company's innovative seat-back titling system had not made it possible for Americans to understand the banter.

On balance, though, titling systems have democratized and demystified opera.

Critics like Mr. Crutchfield feared that titling systems would set back the cause of genuine, direct communication between singer and audience.

This still-worthy practice has been undermined by the introduction of titling systems into almost every opera house.

Remember the days, before the coming of titling systems, when opera buffs felt free to ignore all the convoluted plots and librettos and just bask in the music?

No question, titling systems — whether using a large screen below the upper rim of the proscenium or small seat-back screens for individual patrons — have revolutionized opera.