Exploring our collection
Streaming Media
DVDs
The Jones Music Library features a substantial DVD collection which includes many musical theatre productions and live performance recordings.
To search OPAL for a specific musical/work, initiate a keyword search that includes the title of the work and composer's last name (optional) and select the material type, "audiovisuals"
Related Links:
- Complete list of DVDs at the Jones Music Library (includes operas, musicals, and other genres) in call number order
- List of musicals and musical films at the Jones Music Library. This list is not comprehensive. Please search OPAL by title (limited to audiovisuals) before concluding that the library does not hold it.
Streaming Audio & Video Resources
These streaming audio & video services are always available, from wherever you are.
- MediciTVMediciTV provides streaming video of operas, ballets, concert, documentaries, and master classes. The service also offers over 150 live, streaming events throughout the year.
- Met Opera on DemandFeatures video and audio from the illustrious company's archive, including most of the recent hi-def videos, older videos produced for public television, and audio of over 350 radio broadcasts going back to 1935.
- Naxos Music LibraryAn online audio service featuring over 500,000 tracks of streaming audio. Mostly classical, some world music and jazz.
- Naxos Music Library JazzOur subscription to Naxos Jazz Library has been discontinued.
- Naxos Music Library WorldOur subscription to Naxos Music Library, World has been discontinued.
- Naxos Video LibraryOur subscription to Naxos Video Library has been discontinued.
FILMS ON DEMAND
The Ritter Library subscribes to a digital film collection, Films on Demand, which includes educational videos produced by Films for the Humanities & Science and related producers. The Music & Dance Video Collection includes educational videos related to music theatre well as a few productions. For example, it includes the series Broadway: The American Musical and selected Gilbert and Sullivan productions from the Stratford Festival.
