Texts (Online Resources)
- Public Domain Opera Libretti and Other Vocal TextsWarning: this site was last updated in 2000!
- The Aria DatabaseOffers basic information about operas and arias, translations for many aria texts, links to audio, and information about scores available for purchase.
- Schatz Collection of Opera LibrettiImages of over 12,000 opera, oratorio, and cantata libretti in the Library of Congress's Albert Schatz Collection.
Diction and IPA (Online Resources)
- IPA SourceWhile this site offers a few free transcriptions, most must be purchased by the user (the University does not have a subscription).
Singing and Communicating in English by Call Number: MT833 .L13 2007ISBN: 9780195311389Publication Date: 2007Also an electronic book (click on the title for access)
Texts (Library Resources)
Word-by-Word Translations of Songs and Arias by Call Number: REF ML54.6 .W65ISBN: 9780810801493Publication Date: 1966-72
Diction and IPA (Library Resources)
A Handbook of Diction for Singers by Call Number: MT883 .A23 2008ISBN: 9780195325591Publication Date: 2008
A Singer's Manual of Foreign Language Dictions by Call Number: MT883 .S44 2004ISBN: 0970392370Publication Date: 2004
Phonetic Readings of Songs and Arias by Call Number: MT883 .C63ISBN: 9780810815339Publication Date: 1964
German for Singers by Call Number: MT883 .O35 1997ISBN: 0028646010Publication Date: 1997Includes a CD of audio examples.
The Libretti of Mozart's Completed Operas by Call Number: REF ML49.M83 C3 1997ISBN: 978-1878617224Publication Date: 1998Castel published numerous volumes of opera libretti with IPA transcriptions (look in the ML48-ML50 section of the Reference books).
Diction Coach - G. Schirmer Opera AnthologyCall Number: MT883 .D535 2008ISBN: 9781423413110Publication Date: 2008The "Diction Coach" series, for various vocal ranges, offers IPA transcriptions, English translations, and CDs with diction recordings by professional vocal coaches.
