Music: By Subject Subject Guide

Opera

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Books about Opera

General and history, ML 1700-1715; production, MT 955; plots, MT 95; librettos, ML 48-50; singing and voice culture, MT 820- (General Stacks)
Dictionaries & encyclopedias: Ref ML 102 .O6; Bibliographies: Ref ML 128 .O4 (Reference)

Aria Database

Search for arias by title, opera, language, voice type. Some translations are included. Links to other opera sites.

Classical Singer

A magazine of practical information for a singing career. View current and previous issues, classifieds. Some portions are available only to subscribers. The library also has a print subscription; see Current Periodicals area for latest issues.

Guide to the Aria Repertoire

Ref ML 128 .O4 C53 2007
Background and descriptions for more than 400 opera arias. Organized by voice type but also listed by title, opera, language, and historical period.

IPA Source 

Provides International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of about 5,000 art songs and 800 opera arias.

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Information on season, schedule, ticket availability and ordering.

Michigan Opera Theatre

Information on MOT's season and activities as well as other events at the Detroit Opera House.

Opera America 

Service organization supporting opera production, presentation, and education. The site features information on seasons, repertoire, new works, and more.

Operabase

Monthly performance data on 600 international opera houses. Search details of over 35,000 opera performances and for 35,000 artists.

Opera Glass

Information on operas (performance history, libretti, etc.) and composers, performers, companies.

Opera in Video 

150+ videos of complete opera performances, interviews, and documentaries, from the Baroque to the 20th century. Create playlists, make and save clips, etc.

Oxford Reference Online - Performing Arts

Online access to Oxford Concise Dictionary of Opera, Grove Book of Operas, New Grove Book of Opera Singers, Oxford Dictionary of Opera Characters.

Public Domain Opera Libretti and Other Vocal Texts

Links to sources of opera libretti and secular and sacred song texts.

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