Editing Opera (section)

===Acoustic enhancement in opera===
A subtle type of sound electronic reinforcement called [[acoustic enhancement]] is used in some modern concert halls and theatres where operas are performed. Although none of the major opera houses "...use traditional, Broadway-style sound reinforcement, in which most if not all singers are equipped with radio microphones mixed to a series of unsightly loudspeakers scattered throughout the theatre", many use a [[sound reinforcement system]] for acoustic enhancement and for subtle boosting of offstage voices, child singers, onstage dialogue, and sound effects (e.g., church bells in ''[[Tosca]]'' or thunder effects in Wagnerian operas).<ref>{{cite web|first = Kai|last= Harada|url = http://livedesignonline.com/mag/show_business_operas_dirty_little/ |title = Opera's Dirty Little Secret|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213112141/http://livedesignonline.com/mag/show_business_operas_dirty_little/ |archive-date=13 February 2012| work = Live Design|date = 1 March 2001}}</ref>