What is "surtitle"

n. A translation of a segment of the libretto or other text or sometimes a brief summary of the plot projected onto a screen above the stage during a performance of an opera or other similar performance sung in a foreign language; a supertitle. vb. to provide surtitles for a performance.

n. translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage [syn: supertitle]