I have never seen an opera not do this. In Turin they offered subtitles in both the original language (English, as it happened) and in Italian, which was cool.

I have never seen an opera not do this. In Turin they offered subtitles in both the original language (English, as it happened) and in Italian, which was cool. I think some of the objections here come from people who really don’t have much experience going to opera. It’s pretty affordable in San Francisco, and it’s a lot of fun; I recommend everyone try it out.