Italian and international partners: Ente Nazionale Sordi (ENS) – Sezione di Macerata; Museo Statale Tattile Omero di Ancona; Unione Italiana Ciechi e Ipovedenti (UICI) – Sezione di Macerata; Municipality of Macerata; University of Macerata; University of Pittsburgh, USA.

What is an inclusive festival? Expanding and diversifying Opera audience through accessibility: we have been leading the way since 2009. The average audience is now around 400 participants, from all over Italy and Europe, aged between 5 and 85. The InclusivOpera project, coordinated by Prof. Elena Di Giovanni since its onset, is aimed at people with sensory and cognitive impairments, with a special focus on young people. All opera performances are audio described for blind or partially sighted people, with Italian and English pre-recorded introductory descriptions also available online. We also provide fully guided multisensory tours, sign-language-interpreted tours, personal hearing assistant, live surtitles in Italian and English for all opera performances.
InclusivOpera is also part of “Marche for all. Percorsi di Arte e Spettacolo per un turismo culturale accessibile” project carried out by the Municipality of Jesi, in collaboration with Pergolesi Spontini Foundation, Arena Sferisterio Association and Fondazione Rete Lirica delle Marche, with the support of Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri – Ministro per le Disabilità and the co-financing of the Marche region.

Turandot. Enigmi al museo

5 p.m. – Inclusive treasure hunt open to blind and visually impaired, deaf and hard of hearing children and young people aged 6 to 15 years

Turandot. Enigmi al museo

8.45 p.m. – Performance with surtitles and audio descriptions

Norma

6 p.m. – Inclusive route, with young UICI members, to discover backstage, with costume, make-up and wig experts

9 p.m. – Performance with audiodescription

Turandot

6 p.m. – Inclusive path, with young UICI members, on the stage to discover the mounting of a show

9 p.m. – Performance with audiodescription

La bohème

6.30 p.m. – Meeting on Puccini and his music, in the centenary year of his death

9 p.m. – Performance with audiodescription   

Turandot

6.30 p.m. – Meeting on Puccini and his music, in the centenary year of his death, with LIS interpreter

9 p.m. – Show with surtitles

Norma

6.30 p.m. – Inclusive LIS pathway on stage, with young ENS members, discovering the editing of a performance

9 p.m. – Show with surtitles

La bohème

6.30 p.m. – Meeting dedicated to multisensory music, with LIS interpreter

9 p.m. – Show with surtitles

All routes (for a maximum of 35 people) are free of charge.

Tickets for the shows are available at a reduced rate.

For more information: inclusivopera@sferisterio.it