General Reference Resources in the Library
Annals of Opera, 1587-1940 by Call Number: REF ML102.O6 1978b
Baker's Dictionary of Opera by Call Number: REF ML102.O6 B26 2000
Encyclopedia of American Opera by Call Number: REF ML102.O6 W53 2006
Encyclopedia of Opera on Screen by Call Number: REF ML102.O6 W55 2004
The Grove Book of Operas by Call Number: REF ML102.O6 N48 2006Also available online through Oxford Reference
The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia by Call Number: REF ML102.O6 M47 1987
Opernlexikon = Opera catalogue = Lexique des operas = Dizionario operistico by Call Number: REF ML 102.O6 S7
Teaching Opera: The Role of the Opera Workshop with Scene Catalog by Call Number: REF MT955 .C38 2008
General Reference Resources Online
These extensive educator guides include a variety of resources such as synopses, in-depth classroom activities, musical snapshots, suggestions for discussion, composer timelines, streaming audio excerpts, and more
Opera & Ballet Primary Sources (OBPS) is hosted at Brigham Young University. You can search this database for digital scores, Libretti, and other related documents.
General Resources in the Library
The Cambridge Companion to Grand Opera by Call Number: ML1700 .C16 2003
The Cambridge Companion to Opera Studies by Call Number: ML1700 .C166 2012
A History of Opera by Call Number: ML1700.A22 2012
Opera: A History in Documents by Call Number: ML1700 .O644 2002
Opera: The Basics by Call Number: ML1700 .G29 2006
The Oxford History of Opera by Call Number: ML1700 .O92 1996
The Rough Guide to Opera by Call Number: ML1700.R77 2002
A Short History of Opera by Call Number: ML1700 .G83 2003
