LibGuides: Sing It!: Useful Websites

Song Lyrics

The LiederNet Archive
The world’s largest reference archive of texts and translations of art songs and choral works.

Diction Sites

Diction Domain
Language diction-related resources. This site offers diction and language links, print resources...etc.
Forvo: The Pronunication Dictionary
All the words in the world. Pronounced.

Choral Sites

American Choral Music
Public domain choral music with information on the composers and material on each work's historical context and stylistic features. Covers approx. 1870-1923.
CANTUS: A Database for Latin Ecclesiastical Chant
Indices of chants in selected manuscripts and early printed sources of the liturgical Office.
Choral Public Domain Library
Free choral/vocal scores, texts, translations, and other useful information.
ChoralNet
Repertoire lists, reference materials, rehearsal tips, choral accessories & technology, and specialized sections for Church Music and choirs in educational institutions.
J.S. Bach's Church Cantatas*
Musica Virtual Choral Library
Virtual library of choral music, with comprehensive descriptions, links, and information on composers. Free registration required.

PDF Note

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Broadway Sites

Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) This link opens in a new window
The official database for Broadway theatre information. IBDB provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre until today.
BDB provides a comprehensive database of shows produced on Broadway, including all "title page" information about each production. IBDB also offers historical information about theatres and various statistics and fun facts related to Broadway.

Information found in IBDB is derived primarily from theatre programs (in most cases from a production's opening night). Supplemental information was taken from newspaper and magazine reports, theatrical text books, interviews with theatre professionals, and League archives.

Opera Sites

Aria Database
Indexes 1,000+ arias and ensembles by title, opera, composer, voice type, language, range, and keyword and indicates whether or not a translation or text is available. There is also a listing of opera characters.
The Cleveland Opera
Gilbert and Sullivan Archive
This site "is devoted to the operas and other works of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, and to other light operas of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Archive, which was established in September 1993, includes a variety of G&S related items, including clip art, librettos, plot summaries, pictures of the original G&S stars, song scores, midi and mpeg audio files, and newsletter articles. New items are being added regularly."
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Official Website for the Chicago's Lyric Opera.
MetOpera Database
The official Metropolitan Opera site includes comprehensive information on the history of the Met, its performances and performers up to the current day's/evening's offerings.
Online Sources of Opera Libretti
Public domain opera libretti and other vocal texts.
Operabase
Royal Opera House Collections Online
Material in the ROH Collections records the history of the 3 theatres that have stood on the Covent Garden site since 1732, and the performances that they have housed. The Collections are particularly comprehensive from 1946 and cover all activities including the work of the resident companies (both at Covent Garden and on tour), ROH2 and visiting companies. The collections are divided into 3 categories: ROH, Commissioned, and Special Collections.