To locate books about a specific person or topic, use the Subject Search in the OPAL Library Catalog. Each book has been tagged with specific subject headings that describe its content.
There are a variety of subject headings that pertain to the voice and opera.
Various sub-categories provide access to more specific resources.
To find books about a composer's songs, use the composer's name followed by "songs":
The following table outlines important call numbers for vocal performance & opera. Many of these resources may be found in the reference collection.
Call Number |
Genre |
ML 48 | Translations of opera texts & librettos |
ML 54.6 | Translations of vocal texts |
ML 102 | Dictionaries/Encyclopedias |
ML 128 V87 | Bibliographies/Literature guides |
ML 121 | Analysis - vocal literature |
ML 820-950 | Singing and vocal techniques |
ML 1400-3275 | History & criticism of vocal music |
ML 1500-1509 | Opera scores |
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