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.)
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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 |
| ML1800 | 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) |
