Updated List of Singer Websites

Translation/IPA/libretto

IPASource: http://www.ipasource.com/

IPASource is home for accurate word-for-word translations of songs, arias, and operas with International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions in the user-friendly PDF format. It is all free for your private use.

The Lied and Art Song Page: http://209.16.199.17/lieder/

An archive of 16,824 texts used in Lieder and other classical Art Songs as well as in many choral works and other types of classical vocal pieces (25,136 settings and growing). Thousands of translations to English, French, German, Spanish and other languages are also offered.

Classical MIDI with words: http://www.recmusic.org/midi/

Featuring art songs with synchronized lyrics and translations. This site has MIDI files of accompaniments of various songs and arias and has a karaoke style player that can scroll lyrics along with the music.

The Aria Database: http://www.aria-database.com/

The Aria Database is a diverse collection of information on over 1000 operatic arias. Designed for singers and non-singers alike, the Database includes translations and aria texts of most arias as well as a collection of MIDI files of operatic arias and ensembles.

The Libretto Page: http://opera.stanford.edu/iu/librettim.html

Public domain libretti and other texts.

Three Good Online Translation Sites:

Google Translation: http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en

Babel Fish (Alta Vista): http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/babelfish/tr?

LOGOS verb conjugator:
http://www.verba.org/owa-v/verba_dba.verba_main.create_page?lang=en

Online music purchase/procurement sites:

TIS Music: http://www.tismusic.com/

An excellent online source for ordering music from a fairly local distributor (Bloomington). Most shipments arrive in a few days even with the cheapest shipping.

CD Sheet Music: http://www.cdsheetmusic.com/index.html

A source for music in the new CD ROM format. For example, you can pay $20 for a book of Schubert songs or pay the same or less for EVERY Schubert song. All you do is print them out copyright-free

VARIATIONS: http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/variations/scores/

This is Indiana University's online resource of public domain scores. This are available in pdf format, so you just print them out and their legal (and yours!).

Schubertline Online Scores: http://www.schubertline.co.uk/index.htm

A site to purchase and download individual song scores.

Professional organization sites

Classical Singer: http://www.classicalsinger.com/

This is a subscriber site that is THE bible of auditions for the opera industry. It has lists of competition, summer program, opera company, crossover, and even temple/church position auditions. The site is also searchable by the experience required, the size of the company, and more. Friends can get together and buy a subscription without breaking the bank.1

NATS Online: http://www.nats.org/

This is the online site for NATS. It has all kinds of useful info about upcoming events, contests, publications, and SNATS (campus chapters similar to Music Ed. Or Therapy student groups).

Opera America: http://www.operaam.org/

The website of American Opera's professional association.

Informational/Research Sites:

American Opera: http://www.usopera.com/index.html

Obviously, a site about American Opera.

Opera Glass: http://opera.stanford.edu/main.html

Stanford's really interesting site featuring a wealth of interesting information about opera, links, and more. Be sure to check this one out.

Yale WWW Music Resources: http://www.library.yale.edu/musiclib/webres.htm

Yale's online listing of WWW music resources. Many University Libraries have sites like these, and they can be very helpful in finding other online resources.

Our Library:

UE Library Site: http://libraries.evansville.edu/

Our library has several expensive resources available to you for free, including the Grove Dictionary of Music, which has tons of great biographical information. We will find out more about this on Thursday at Workshop in the Library.