In the 1980s, supertitles (sometimes called surtitles) began to appear. Operas are often performed in their original language with English surtitles. Surtitles are not used, but some audience members follow along in the libretto. Surtitles are different from subtitles, which are more often used in filmmaking and television production. Harewood thought, moreover, that surtitles could undermine the case for a publicly funded opera-in-English company. The production offered English and Spanish surtitles. The actors speak Dutch; surtitles are used when touring the production. In 2001, the fiftieth festival was a special event marked by the introduction of surtitles. The production also featured the American Midwest premiere of English surtitles. Despite these objections, surtitles were introduced from October 2005. However, the 2007/2008 season introduced surtitles for the first time. Surtitles can be a distraction, focusing attention on the titles instead of the stage.