This guide provides access to sites containing thousands of musical and visual examples, public domain scores, operatic libretti and century-spanning sheet music.
A biography of Giuseppe Verdi along with information, video and audio clips concerning each of his 37 operas.
Features opinions and discourses on Verdi and his music from various prominent figures from the opera world
The foundation, set up in 2007, is an international non-profit organisation focusing on the life, work and music of Verdi, with the main aim of preserving the legacy of the great composer and of those associated with Giuseppe Verdi in all areas, for the benefit of future generations.
Listen to Giacomo Puccini, the most-performed composer among his Italian contemporaries and "the greatest composer of Italian opera after Verdi". His operas are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire.
First Festival devoted to the music of Puccini in Torre del Lago , Italy
The IMSLP Petrucci Archive – a godsend to musicians everywhere – contains hundreds of thousands of public domain scores of operas, symphonies and chamber music in full-score, piano-vocal and individual instrumental parts format – all suitable for download as pdfs.
"Scores and books in the public domain. Many of these are unique to the Sibley Music Library collection."
Music resources on classical music, opera, jazz, rock, learning music, and more. A great, far-reaching starter kit.
Explore the history of opera from its origins in the 17th century, to experimental modern productions. Learn about the lives of some of opera’s most influential performers.
hroughout its history, opera has consistently presented singers with the greatest challenges of any vocal genre. Pertinent steps in the development of opera (conveniently, the longest active span of any musical form) now become the path of choice in tracing the evolution of vocal performance.
A brief history of opera.
OPERA America is dedicated to supporting the creation, presentation and enjoyment of opera. The association provides members with an array of publications and online resources, regional workshops, an annual conference and network-specific services such as conference calls, listservs and direct contact with staff with expertise in opera production, administration and education. OPERA America provides members with tools to maximize the effectiveness of financial and human resources, expand the scope of repertoire and programs, and extend their reach to new and diverse audiences.
Opera-Arias.com is an aria database containing information about more than 175 Opera Composers, 530 Operas, 2,890 Opera Arias, 860 Opera Duets, 620 Opera Ensembles, 2800 Opera Singers and a total of over 7,690 Opera Scenes. The searchability of this aria database has been designed to be as easy as possible and the information as complete as possible.
BBC Cardiff Singer of the World is a competition known throughout the classical music world as the premier showcase for opera and concert singers at the outset of their careers. It has launched the careers of some major stars including Karita Mattila, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Bryn Terfel, Anja Harteros and Jamie Barton.
In 1977 the Oratorio Society of New York inaugurated a solo competition to encourage the art of oratorio singing and to give young singers an opportunity to advance their careers. International in scope, it is the only competition dedicated solely to the art of oratorio singing.
In order to explore Fordham's collection of materials related to opera or song literature, click on the Fordham Library Catalogue link located on the left side of our Libary Homepage.
When the screen changes, click on Library Catalogue Search. At the next screen type 'Opera' or 'Song' into the Subject box and click on 'search'. A list of over 900 titles of both hard-copy and Electronic books will appear on the screen in scrollable format.
If you have a specific title in mind, you also have the option of typing it in the 'title' box and clicking 'search'.
If you happen to be in the library and just feel like browsing, take a stroll over to the 'M' section. The Library of Congress call number system, which we use, designates 'M' for musical scores, ML for Literature on Music and MT for Music Instruction and Study.
