LibrettoLens

LibrettoLens is a mobile app (iOS/Android) that delivers discreet, time-synced opera understanding: plain-language plot beats, character intent, and key lyrical lines as the performance unfolds. Users choose the production (venue/date or streaming link), then follow a “low-glance” mode designed for dark theaters: large text, minimal interaction, and haptic cues for scene changes. The app offers optional pre-show primers (who’s who, leitmotifs, historical context) and a post-show recap to cement what you heard. It’s a combination traditional + AI app: AI helps generate concise summaries and translations, but content is curated and locked per production to avoid hallucinations mid-show. Realistically, this is not a mass-market app; it targets frequent attendees and newcomers who feel lost and stop buying tickets because they can’t follow the story.