This guide is designed to help you find information about, and music for, opera. Use this as a starting point, or browsing tool. As always, consult our catalog for complete holdings information, and when uncertain, ask at the Reference Desk!
Geraud, Le Bal Masqué de l’Opéra , undated (19th cent.)
You can recommend purchases of opera-related scores, audio/video recordings, or books. Please notify Music Librarian Jon Sauceda with recommended titles.
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| Scores Pertaining to Opera | |
| M1500 | Complete works |
| M1501 | Concert arrangements |
| M1502 | Vocal scores or choral scores without accompaniment |
| M1503 | Vocal scores with keyboard accompaniment- General |
| M1503.5 | Vocal scores with keyboard accompaniment-Concert arrangements |
| M1505 | Excerpts-Original accompaniment |
| M1506 | Excerpts-Arranged accompaniment |
| M1507 | Excerpts-Keyboard accompaniment-Collections |
| M1508 | Operas-Excerpts-Keyboard accompaniment-Separate works (by title) |
| M1508.1 | Vocal and chorus scores without accompaniment-Collections |
| M1508.2 | Vocal and chorus scores without accompaniment-Separate worls |
| M1509 | Operatic scenes (independent works not detached from larger works) |
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Books about Opera |
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| ML40 | Opera programs |
| ML47 |
Librettos (texts, scenarios) - Miscellaneous collections |
| ML48 | Librettos- Collections- 2 or more composers or authors |
| ML49 | Librettos- Collections- 1 composer or author |
| ML50 | Librettos-Separate works (non-US imprints 1801- ; US imprints 1851- ) |
| ML50.2 | Librettos-Separate works (non-US imprints through 1800) |
| ML50.6 | Librettos-Separate works (US imprints through 1850) |
| ML50.7 | Ballad operas (by title) |
| ML50.9 | Parodies |
| ML57.65 | Film operas-Collections |
| ML52.7 | Film operas- Separate works |
| ML52.75 | Radio operas-Collections |
| ML52.75 | Radio operas-Separate works |
| ML102.O4 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
| ML128.O4 | Bibliographies |
| ML156.4.O6 | Discographies |
| ML158.6.O6 | Video catalogues |
| ML1700-1800 | History and criticism- Serious opera |
| ML1850 | History and criticism- Comic opera |
| ML1900 | History and criticism- Operetta |
| ML2054 | History and criticism- Musicals and revues |
| ML3918.O64 | Political and social aspects |
| ML3858 | Philosophical and societal aspects |
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Instructional Books about Opera |
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| MT64.O6 | Instruction and study |
| MT95 | Analysis and appreciation- 2 or more composers (includes stories and plots) |
| MT100.A-Z | One composer (1 composer, from A to Z) |
To locate repertoire by Black musicians, please see the Library Guide Music From People Of the African Diaspora.
To locate repertoire by women musicians, please see the Library Guide Women In Music.
