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- Oxford Music Online (Grove Music) This link opens in a new windowLibrettists and lyricists, as well as information about song and vocal music texts. Also find performance history and other work details.
Texts and Translations from the Library Collection
Below is a selection of song text collections available in the library. To find more, search on the type of work (such as opera or aria or lieder), the time period that the work is from (such as 16th century) and the word libretto (in the case of operas) or text. You can also search for particular translators and translations if you know them, such as Nico Castel.
Masters of the Italian Art Song by Call Number: ML54.6.M34 1990ISBN: 0810823632Publication Date: 1993-04-01- Italian Belcanto Opera Libretti byCall Number: ML48.I83 2000ISBN: 1878617338Publication Date: 2000-01-01
- The Libretti of Mozart's Completed Operas byCall Number: ML49.M83C315 1997ISBN: 1878617214Publication Date: 1998-01-01
- The Complete Verdi Libretti byCall Number: ML49.V45C372 1994ISBN: 1878617109Publication Date: 1995-06-01
- The Authentic Librettos of the Wagner Operas: Complete with English and German Parallel Texts and Music of the Principal Airs byCall Number: ML49.W14L54Publication Date: 1938
- The Authentic Librettos of the French and German Operas : Complete with English and French or German Texts and Music of the Principal Airs byCall Number: ML48.A88Publication Date: 1939
- The Great Operas of Mozart : Complete Librettos in the Original Language byCall Number: ML49.M83A8Publication Date: 1962
Online Collections
- IPA Source This link opens in a new window
The largest collection of literal translations and International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions on the web. Designed to assist singers in comprehension and accurate pronunciation of vocal texts.
- The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts ArchiveThis volunteer-driven resource houses an extensive, growing archive of texts to 132,399 settings of Lieder and other art songs, as well as other vocal pieces such as choral works, madrigals, and part-songs, in over 100 languages.