For over ten years, the Macerata Opera Festival has been involved in accessibility projects for people with sensory disabilities of all ages. In 2020, new fully guided tours are offered to both blind and deaf patrons to explore Macerata’s art and discover the operas on stage. Italian and English subtitles are also available for all the operas of the Festival! During the opera performances listed below, Italian audio descriptions will be available to help blind people enjoy the opera on stage. Additionally, personal hearing devices for deaf people will be available in collaboration with Sennheiser Streaming Technologies. The InclusivOpera project has been implemented in collaboration with the University of Macerata, Museo Statale Tattile Omero (Ancona, Italy), Unione Italiana dei Ciechi e degli Ipovedenti (Macerata, Italy), and Ente Nazionale Sordi (Macerata, Italy). All tours are free and available for up to 35 people, while tickets for the performances are available at a reduced rate.

4.45 p.m. “Arts and Music” tour
A new tour guided by blind and partially sighted teenagers in collaboration with Unione Italiana dei Ciechi e degli Ipovedenti. The tour, inspired by the music of Il trovatore, begins at Palazzo Buonaccorsi and ends at Arena Sferisterio
9 p.m. Il trovatore (in concert form)
with audiodescription

6.30 p.m. discovering the instruments and orchestra (tactile tour)
A new tour guided by Aldo Grassini, President of Museo Statale Tattile Omero
9 p.m. Don Giovanni with audiodescription

6.30 p.m. discovering the instruments and orchestra (Italian Sign Language tour)
A new Italian Sign Language tour dedicated to Don Giovanni
9 p.m. Don Giovanni with personal hearing assistant

4.45 p.m. “Arts and Music” tour
A new tour guided by deaf and hard of hearing teenagers in collaboration with Ente Nazionale Sordi. The tour, inspired by the music of Il trovatore, begins at Palazzo Buonaccorsi and ends at Arena Sferisterio
9 p.m.  Il trovatore (in concert form)
with personal hearing assistant

Italian and English subtitles are available for all the operas of the Festival.