{"id":6210,"date":"2025-09-15T12:14:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/operburggars.at\/?page_id=6210"},"modified":"2026-01-28T14:07:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T13:07:33","slug":"opera-for-blind-audiences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/operburggars.at\/en\/opera-for-blind-audiences\/","title":{"rendered":"OPERA for BLIND AUDIENCES"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow av-small-hide av-mini-hide  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_slideshow_full  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap fullsize'  ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-bgqv5n-3ae428566dfc6d3078028ebee0c67006 avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-small-hide av-mini-hide av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 28.666666666667%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-bgqv5n-3ae428566dfc6d3078028ebee0c67006__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-5964 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-5964\"  src=\"https:\/\/operburggars.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2026_MB_1500x430-1500x430.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"430\" title='Madama Butterfly Sujet' alt='Madama Butterfly Sujet im Breitformat mit Datum und Grafiken'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/operburggars.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2026_MB_1500x430-1500x430.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/operburggars.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2026_MB_1500x430-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/operburggars.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2026_MB_1500x430-1030x295.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/operburggars.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2026_MB_1500x430-768x220.jpg 768w, https:\/\/operburggars.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2026_MB_1500x430-1536x440.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/operburggars.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2026_MB_1500x430-2048x587.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/operburggars.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2026_MB_1500x430-705x202.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div id='full_slider_2'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow av-desktop-hide av-medium-hide  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_slideshow_full  el_before_av_section   slider-not-first container_wrap fullsize'  ><div  class='avia-slideshow av-85utd7-f22c05aaea4c8b44143f69672c3e5f09 avia-slideshow-no scaling av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-desktop-hide av-medium-hide av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-2' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 66.6015625%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-85utd7-f22c05aaea4c8b44143f69672c3e5f09__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-2' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-5965 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-5965\"  src=\"https:\/\/operburggars.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2026_MB_1280x853-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1705\" title='Madama Butterfly Sujet' alt='Madama Butterfly Sujet im Querformat mit Datum und Grafiken'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  style='min-height:260px; 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On July 28, 30, and August 1 2026, stage sets, costumes and other visual elements will be brought to life through detailed live audio description and a guided touch &amp; explore tour. <\/p>\n<p>Following the successful launch of accessible performances in previous years, Artistic Director KS Clemens Unterreiner has made it a priority to expand this offering. Unterreiner, who lost his sight suddenly as a child and found solace in classical music during that time, has been actively promoting cultural inclusion for many years as an ambassador of the Austrian Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired and through his non-profit organization Hilfst\u00f6ne:<br \/>&#8220;It is very important to me that opera is accessible not only to a few, but to everyone. Art and culture must build bridges and actively practice inclusion.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>The technical implementation of the audio description in Gars is provided by the companies \u201cAnke Nicolai \u2013 Audiodeskription\u201d and \u201cAudio2\u201d. An experienced team of narrators will be on site for all three evenings, describing scenes and stage settings live and guiding the touch &amp; explore tour. Blind and visually impaired guests only need their own FM receiver with headphones. Through an FM signal in the audience area, the auditory image description is transmitted \u2013 creating an immediate, multidimensional opera experience.   <\/p>\n<p>With this innovative format, the Opera BURG GARS shines as the first major Austrian summer festival to integrate such an inclusive offering into its program. Thanks to strong interest and the support of our partners and sponsors, live audio description is set to remain a permanent feature of the festival in the years to come.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-6st4jv-3b08f2011e134ab4a6690f9d4f49c634 hr-default  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mgqahssd-93e5eb0c041480caa6b8886dd214de5f\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mgqahssd-93e5eb0c041480caa6b8886dd214de5f{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mgqahssd-93e5eb0c041480caa6b8886dd214de5f .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mgqahssd-93e5eb0c041480caa6b8886dd214de5f .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mgqahssd-93e5eb0c041480caa6b8886dd214de5f av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Role Model Accessibility Award 2025<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mgqai9mf-f4d5dc96da8b3cd124ab137331361a16 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>On October 13, 2025 our long-term project \u201cOper f\u00fcr Blinde und sehbehinderte Menschen\u201d (\u201cOpera for Blind and Visually Impaired People\u201d) was honored by BhW Lower Austria. 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