The following links were assembled as a resource for people interested in classical music in general and opera in particular.
All links worked as of November 10, 2007. Please contact me if you find these links aren't current.
Lucie Spieler
[Comments in the listings below that look like this are my own. All other text is taken from the referenced web sites. —LS]
Sounds of the South <http://www.unc.edu/depts/csas/socult/music/soundsofsouth.html>
FunBrain Kidscenter <http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html>
[games and activities in many subject areas for elementary students]PianoPlayer <http://www.funbrain.com/notes/index.html>
Internet Public Library Youth Division <http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/>
Art, Music, and Museums--Music <http://www.ipl.org/kidspace/browse/amm0000>
Sites containing information about many kinds of music around the world.
Mozart Connection <http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/dailard/mozartconnect/>
[WebQuest with many resources]Education through Music: Articles <http://richardsinstitute.org/Default.aspx?pg=25>
Music Makes You Smarter Research <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Music/musicsmart.html>
Music Making and The Brain <http://www.amc-music.org/musicmaking/thebrain.htm>
Medieval Music
Early Music America <http://www.earlymusic.org/>
A Selection of Medieval Music <http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/beginlst/medieval.htm>
Renaissance Music
Music After 1600
BBC Music - Classical <http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/classical/>
Boychoir, Past Present and Future <http://www.boychoirs.org/contents.html>
Classical Link <http://www.classicallink.com/>
MusicWeb <http://www.musicweb.uk.net/index2.htm>Classical Midi Archive <http://www.prs.net/midi.html>
The Classical Archives is the largest classical music site on the web: 40,055 full length classical music files by 2,093 composers.
MIDI, Windows Media Audio, MP3
[as of November 10, 2007]Classical Music Pages <http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/classmus.html>
This web site provides you almost everything you need concerning classical music - its history, biographical information about composers (with portraits and short sound examples), explanations of the various musical forms and a dictionary of musical terminologies. It is designed to be of use for everyone from "beginners" to the music professional - decide for yourself how deeply you follow the links.Classical Net <http://www.classical.net/music/> *recommended site*
Classical Net features more than 6600 files including more than 4800 CD/SACD/DVD/Book reviews and over 5500 links to other classical music web sites.Gary Ewer's Easy Music Theory <http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/ofarrell/rkinne/myfiles/emt/WW420.html>
[free lessons]Global Music Network <http://www.gmn.com/>
[Free Classical and Jazz MP3 downloads; chats; discussion groups; clubs focused on a particular composer; index of composers with samples of music to listen to]The InkVault <http://inkpot.com/inkvault/classicalmusic.html>
Reviews of Compact Disc Recordings, Books and Miscellaneous Articles/'Live' Performance Reviews - (concerts, recitals, festivals, opera, etc.)[hasn't been updated since March 12, 2001]La Scena Musicale <http://www.scena.org/index-en.asp>
[online classical music magazine in French and English versions]The Library of Congress Performing Arts Reading Room Music Division <http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/perform/>
Library of Congress American Memories Collection Finder <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/>
Library Spot <http://www.libraryspot.com/>
Music Libraries <http://www.libraryspot.com/musiclibraries.htm>The Lied and Song Texts Page <http://www.recmusic.org/lieder/>
The Lied and Art Song Texts Page is an archive of 24,242 texts used in Lieder and other classical Art Songs (Kunstlieder, Mélodies, Canzoni, Romansy, Canciones, Liederen, Canções, Sånger, Laulua, etc.) as well as in many choral works and other types of classical vocal pieces. The collection currently includes 35,112 settings and 4,951 translations to English, Italian, Dutch, German, Spanish, French, and other languages.Live from Lincoln Center <http://www.pbs.org/livefromlincolncenter/>
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER brings live performances of opera, drama, music, and dance direct from the stages of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City into American homes, making the world's greatest artists accessible to a nationwide audience.
[Web site has index of past performances, classroom materials, web casts, and more]MP3.com <http://www.mp3.com/>
[From Vivendi; many classical listings, including opera and vocal]The Music Chamber <http://library.thinkquest.org/27110/>
[ThinkQuest site on chamber music]Music Classical <http://musiclassical.com/>
Music and Vision <http://www.mvdaily.com/?a>
Daily Internet music magazineMusic Preserved <http://www.musicpreserved.org/>
We hold over 1500 archive recordings of live performances, interviews both audio and video, from the 1930s to the present day, available at the Barbican Centre, London, or elsewhere by arrangement. The MPRC was set up to preserve sound documents of public performances for future generations, and to preserve, as far as possible, the integrity of the performances.Music Resources on the World Wide Web <http://www.library.yale.edu/musiclib/webres.htm>
[From Yale University]New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd Edition <http://www.grovemusic.com/>
[Subscription service, but there's a demo]New York Public Library's Music Division <http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/mus/mus.html>
Photographs from the J. Warren Perry Collection <http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/music/exhibits/perry/index.html>
Vocalists, Conductors, Composers, Instrumentalists, Opera Productions, Halls, EnsemblesRequiem Web <http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Requiem/>
Symphony Orchestras on the Web <http://www.searchbeat.com/symphony.htm>
Composers
Classical Composer Biographies <http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/mn200/music/composers.html>
Classical Music Pages <http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/classmus.html>
Composers links from the William and Gayle Cooke Music Library, Indiana University School of Music <http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/composer.html>
Music Periods and Composers <http://www.teacheroz.com/composers.htm>
U.S. Opera <http://www.usopera.com/>
A Timeline of American Opera 1895–1995 <http://www.usopera.com/faq/timeline.shtml>Living Composers
John Craton <http://www.craton.net/john/>
Paul Moravec <http://paulmoravec.com/>
J. S. Bach
Bach-Archiv Leipzig <http://www.bach-leipzig.de/>
J. S. Bach Archive and Bibliography <http://odur.let.rug.nl/Linguistics/diversen/bach/intro.html>
Ludwig van Beethoven
The Beethoven Center <http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/beethoven/>
The Center is the only institution in North America devoted solely to the life, works, and accomplishments of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Established in 1983, the Center officially opened at San Jose State University in September 1985 with a gala co-sponsored by the San Jose Symphony. The Center now has the largest collection of Beethoven materials outside of Europe. In addition to functioning as a research library, the Center is involved in a variety of educational programs and projects and sponsors concerts, lectures, tours, and other programs.Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827 <http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/beethoven.html>
Beethoven "Heiligenstädter Testament" <http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/beethoven_heiligenstadt.html>
Vincenzo Bellini
Casa Ricordi: Vincenzo Bellini <http://www.ricordi.it/compositori/b/copy_of_vincenzo-bellini/>
Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz <http://home.earthlink.net/~oy/berlioz.html>
[Exhaustive information of recordings of Requiemand other pieces]Hector Berlioz Web Site <http://www.hberlioz.com/>
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein's web site <http://www.leonardbernstein.com/>
Georges Bizet
Classical Music Pages: Georges Bizet (1838–1875) <http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/bizet.html>
Humanities Web: Georges Bizet—Biography <:http://humanitiesweb.org/human.php?s=c&p=a&a=i&ID=743>
mfiles: Georges Bizet (1838–1875) <http://www.mfiles.co.uk/composers/Georges-Bizet.htm>
New York City Opera Project: Carmen <http://www.columbia.edu/itc/music/NYCO/carmen/index.html>
Information on the composer, librettist, and background of this celebrated opera; the complete performance (sound files) is not publically available; however, clicking on the available text links open the libretto in English and French.Benjamin Britten
Benjamin Britten: Biography by Rob Barnett <http://www.musicweb.uk.net/britten/>
Classical Music Pages—Benjamin Britten <http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/britten.html>
(Edward) Benjamin Britten <http://opera.stanford.edu/Britten/bio.html>
OperaGlass biographyBritten-Pears Foundation <http://www.brittenpears.org/>
Frédéric Chopin
Vancouver Chopin Society <http://www.chopinsociety.org/>
Gaetano Donizetti
Anecdote - Gaetano Donizetti <http://www.anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=10796>
Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti <http://opera.stanford.edu/Donizetti/main.html>
OperaGlass list of operasFondazione Donizetti <http://www.gaetanodonizetti.net/welcome.asp>
Pages in Italian, French, and EnglishStephen Foster
American Experience: Stephen Foster <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/foster/>
Gilbert and Sullivan
Gilbert and Sullivan Archive <http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/>
Welcome to the Gilbert and Sullivan Archive, which is devoted to the operas and other works of William S. Gilbert and Arthur S. Sullivan. The Archive, which was established in September 1993, includes a variety of G&S related items, including clip art, librettos, plot summaries, pictures of the original G&S stars, song scores, midi and mpeg audio files (which allow you to actually listen to the music), and newsletter articles. New items are being added regularly.Pietro Mascagni
Mascagni.org <http://www.mascagni.org/>
a not-for-profit site, whose aim is to centralize online information related to Mascagni.Giacomo Meyerbeer
Meyerbeer Fan Club <http://www.meyerbeer.com/>
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Classical Archives—Mozart <http://www.classicalarchives.com/mozart.html>
MIDI and MP3The Mozart Project <http://www.mozartproject.org/>
Mozart's Muse <http://whyfiles.org/114music/2.html>
Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini <http://www.edinboro.edu/cwis/music/cordell/comp-puccini.html>
Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini <http://rick.stanford.edu/opera/Puccini/main.html>
Max Reger
The Max Reger Pages <http://www.maxreger.org/>
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi: Official Site <http://www.giuseppeverdi.it/Inglese/default.asp>
[In Italian and English]Richard Wagner
Wagner Society <http://www.wagner-dc.org/>
To broaden the study and enjoyment of Wagner's art.Richard Wagner Archive <http://users.utu.fi/hansalmi/wagner.html>
Kurt Weill
Kurt Weill Foundation <http://www.kwf.org/>
Conductors
Conductors links from the William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University School of Music <http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/conductr.html>
Claudio Abbado <http://www.sonyclassical.com/artists/abbado/>
Leonard Bernstein's web site <http://www.leonardbernstein.com/>
Riccardo Muti <http://www.sonyclassical.com/artists/muti/>
Seiji Ozawa <http://www.sonyclassical.com/artists/ozawa/>
Esa-Pekka Salonen <http://www.esa-pekkasalonen.com/>
Hugh Wolff <http://www.hughwolff.com/>Performers
Groups and Ensembles (Except for Popular) links from the William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University School of Music <http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/perform.html>
Instrumentalists links from the William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University School of Music <http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/violin.html>
Leonard Bernstein's web site <http://www.leonardbernstein.com/>
Florida Singing Sons Boychoir <http://www.singingsons.org/>
Glenn Gould <http://www.glenngould.com/>
Radio Online
BBC Radio 3 <http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/>
Beethoven.com <http://www.beethoven.com/>
Classical Live Online Radio <http://classicalwebcast.com/>
An attempt to collect all live-broadcasting classical radio stations on the Web
Cello
Cello Heaven <http://www.celloheaven.com/>
Clarinet
Internet Bass Clarinet Society <http://www.bassclarinet.org/index.html>
French Horn
The French Horn Net by Ameerah Morsy <http://www.thefrenchhorn.net/>
The Horn Player's FAQ <http://www.boerger.org/horn/>
Harp
The Harp Page <http://www.tns.lcs.mit.edu/harp/>
Piano
The Piano Education Page <http://pianoeducation.org/>
one-stop resource for teachers, students, parents of students, and fans of the piano with over 600 pages of free information, upgraded monthlySaxophone
Sax on the Web <http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/1389/index.html>
Steel Drum
About the Steel Drum <http://www.toucans.net/>
Trumpet
Trumpet Online <http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Square/6766/index.html>
Viola
Viola Jokes <http://www.mit.edu/~jcb/jokes/viola.html>
Violin
Fiddle Forever <http://whyfiles.org/shorties/087fiddle_physics/>
The Violin [ThinkQuest site] <http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=27178&url=27178/>
Violinist <http://www.violinist.com/>
Whistle
Whistle Tutor <http://www.whistletutor.com/>
The Israeli-Jewish-Yiddish-Hebrew-Folk-Cultural Music Midi Free Library <http://www.jewz.net/>
London Jewish Male Choir <http://www.ljmc.org.uk/>
A&B Sound Online <http://www.absound.ca/>
[Catalog: CDs, audio equipment]Arkiv Music <http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/main.jsp>
Berkshire Record Outlet <http://www.broinc.com/>
Classical Vocal Repertoire <http://www.classicalvocalrep.com/>
The Website of Classical Vocal ReprintsDecca and Phillips Classics <http://www.deccaclassics.com/>
eClassical.com <http://www.eclassical.com/>
eClassical.com is a completely virtual record label and a secure online store open 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Customers and visitors can download great classical music in MP3 format and find out more about classical music.House of Opera <http://store.operapassion.com/>
[Items for sale that haven't been commercially released]Image Mogul <http://www.imagemogul.com/cgi-bin/im/opera.html>
[Historic opera recordings available inexpensively in MP3 format]J&R Music World <http://www.jr.com/>
Music & Arts Programs of America, Inc. <http://www.musicandarts.com/>
An Independent Classical and Jazz Label [Thousands of RealAudio clips]Naxos <http://www.naxos.com/naxos/naxos_marco_polo.htm>
Nimbus Records <http://www.wyastone.co.uk/nrl/index.html>
Premiere Opera <http://www.premiereopera.com/>
[Dealer of opera CDs, CD-ROMs, DVDs; articles and sound clips]G. Schirmer, Inc. <http://www.schirmer.com/>
[Composer biographies]Sony BMG <http://www.sonybmgmasterworks.com/>
[Artists' biographies, music, sound clips]Telarc International <http://www.telarc.com/>
T.I.S. Music Catalog <http://www.tismusic.com/>
Tower Records <http://www.towerrecords.com/>
VAI <http://www.vaimusic.com/>
Opera Miscellany for Sale
Operagraphics <http://www.operagraphics.com/>
[gifts: tee shirts, bumper stickers, etc]
ClassicalNet - Interesting Links - Newsnet Newsgroups
[rec.music.classical and rec.music.opera both offer opinionated, lively discussion]
rec.music.classical
rec.music.opera
k-12.ed.musicOPERA-L List <http://listserv.cuny.edu/Scripts/wa.exe?A0=OPERA-L>
OPERA-L's web interface allows subscribers to search and retrieve messages of interest, subscribe or unsubscribe, and to set various options for their subscriptions... In addition, all the messages posted to OPERA-L since March 1995 are available.
[moderated opera list with over 2,000 subscribers]
The Search-and-Ye-Shall-Find Tutorial <http://www.brainyday.com/jared/search.htm> [How to search a listserv archive]Yahoo! Groups music listings <http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/dir/Music>
[formerly ONElist, then e-Groups; opera list has 362 members as of November 10, 2007]
Opera Sell <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OPERA-SELL/>
Andante <http://www.andante.com/>
FanFaire <http://www.ffaire.com/>
International Record Review <http://www.recordreview.co.uk/>
Operanet -- Culturekiosque <http://www.culturekiosque.com/opera/>
Elephants <http://www.rathergood.com/elephants/>
[cartoon featuring the voice of Luciano Pavarotti]
Online Radio/Programs/Sound Files
Classical Live Online Radio <http://classicalwebcast.com/>
An attempt to collect all live-broadcasting classical radio stations on the Web [access to 73 stations as of 6/27/00]Global Music Network <http://www.gmn.com/>
GMN provides unique multimedia programming over the Internet addressing the listening, buying, educational and curiousity interests of a large global community. GMN uses world famous and world class artists as navigators, facilitators, educators, performers and recommenders to create a bond with its audience.National Public Radio's At the Opera <http://www.npr.org/programs/attheopera/>
National Sound Archive <http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/cat.html>
The catalogue includes entries for three-and-a-half million recordings held in the Sound Archive and is updated daily. It is one of the largest catalogues of its kind anywhere in the world, covering both published and unpublished recordings in all genres from pop, jazz, classical and world music, to oral history, drama and literature, dialect, language and wildlife sounds.Opera on the Internet <http://www.operanut.com/radio.htm>
OperadiO <http://www.operadio.com/>
[Internet radio with several channels of classical music in various genres]Opera Houses/Festivals
USA
List of Opera Companies on the Web <http://www.fsz.bme.hu/opera/companies.html>
Arizona Opera <http://www.azopera.com/>
Atlanta Opera <http://www.atlantaopera.org/>
Florida Grand Opera <http://www.fgo.org/>
Glimmerglass Opera <http://www.glimmerglass.org/>
Houston Grand Opera <http://www.houstongrandopera.org/>
Indianapolis Opera <http://www.indyopera.org/>
Los Angeles Opera <http://www.losangelesopera.com/index.htm>
Lyric Opera of Chicago <http://www.lyricopera.org/>
Metropolitan Opera <http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/>
New York City Opera <http://www.nycopera.com/>
Opera Camerata of Washington <http://www.operacamerata.org/OCW.html>
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis <http://www.opera-stl.org/>
San Diego Opera <http://www.sdopera.com/>
San Francisco Opera <http://www.sfopera.com/>
Santa Fe Opera <:http://www.santafeopera.org/>
Seattle Opera <http://www.seattleopera.org/>
Shaker Mountain Opera <http://shakermountainopera.org/>
Taconic Opera <http://www.taconicopera.org/>
The Washington Opera <http://www.dc-opera.org/>Europe
List of Opera Companies on the Web <http://www.fsz.bme.hu/opera/companies.html>
English National Opera <http://www.eno.org/>
Opéra National de Paris <http://www.operadeparis.fr/>
Rossini Opera Festival <http://www.rossinioperafestival.it/>
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden <http://www.royalopera.org/>
Teatro alla Scala <http://lascala.milano.it/>
Wiener Staatsoper [Vienna State Opera] <http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/>Opera Education Programs for Children
Indianapolis Opera Education & Outreach Programs <http://www.indyopera.org/education/>
Singers—Individual
Home Pages of Opera People on the World Wide Web <http://rick.stanford.edu/opera/people.html>
Singers links from the William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University School of Music <http://www.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/singers.html>
Marian Anderson: A Life in Song <http://www.library.upenn.edu/special/gallery/anderson/index.html>
Kathleen Battle <http://www.sonyclassical.com/artists/battle/>
Jussi Bjorling <http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/3468/bjorling.htm>
Franco Corelli <http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/Strasse/3468/corelli.htm>
Mariella Devia Fan Page <http://members.tripod.com/~deviafan/>
Jane Eaglen <http://www.janeeaglen.com/>
Adria Firestone <http://www.adriafirestone.com/>
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau <http://www.mwolf.de/start.html>
Denyce Graves <http://www.denycegraves.com/>
Hampsong: The Official Website of Thomas Hampson <http://www.hampsong.com/>
Hei-Kyung Hong <http://www.hei-kyunghong.com/>
Jennifer Larmore <http://www.estey-hoover.com/larmore.htm>
Christa Ludwig <http://www.cantabile-subito.de/Mezzo-Sopranos/Ludwig__Christa/hauptteil_ludwig__christa.html>
Alessandra Marc <http://www.alessandramarc.com/>
Ewa Malas-Godlewska <http://www.ewamalas-godlewska.com/index.html>
The Lauritz Melchior Homepage <http://wap03.informatik.fh-wiesbaden.de/weber1/melchior/melsnd.htm>
Luciano Pavarotti <http://www.lucianopavarotti.com/>
Louis Quilico <http://www.louisquilico.com/>
Mark Reizen (1895-1992) <http://russia-in-us.com/Music/GRV/Reizen/>
Jami Rogers <http://www.kevinandjami.com/index.html>
Renata Scotto <http://sopranos.freeservers.com/renatasc.htm>
Neil Shicoff <http://www.shicoff.com/>
Diana Soviero <http://www.parterre.com/soviero.htm>
Tribute to Renata Tebaldi <http://www.geocities.com/renatatebaldi/>
Tatiana Troyanos Archives <http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/6754/>
Deborah Voigt <http://www.deborahvoigt.com/>
Dolora Zajick <http://www.dolorazajick.com/>Singers—General
cantabile-subito <http://www.cantabile-subito.de/index.html>
Russian Opera and Great Russian Voices <http://russia-in-us.com/Music/>
Grand Tenori <http://www.grandi-tenori.com/news.php>
Great Tenors of the Past <http://members.fortunecity.com/greatvoices/>
Historic Opera Singers <http://greatvoices.tripod.com/>
The Legacy of the Diva <http://www.divalegacy.com/>
Opera Singers of Yesteryear <http://www.bassocantante.com/opera/singers.html>
Soprano Central <http://sopranos.freeservers.com/>
Tenorland <http://www.tenorland.com/>Scores, History, Libretti, Etc.
220 Opera e-Libretti and More <http://www.geocities.com/voyerju/librett2.html>
All Experts—Opera <http://www.allexperts.com/getexpert.asp?Category=1534>
The Aria Database <http://www.aria-database.com/index2.html>
[A]searchable reference guide to arias by name, opera, language, and voice type including word-by-word translations into English, libretti, and MIDI files for many of the arias. The Database includes the complete set of operatic arias of Verdi, Mozart, and Puccini as well as many others. Current Aria Database Stats: 1022 Arias - 134 Operas - 48 Composers - 253 Translations - 776 Aria Texts - 113 MIDIsBob's Opera Madness <http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/1059/>
Bob's Significant French Operas Page <http://web.archive.org/web/20010823100511/http://www.intac.com/~rfrone/operas/raf-sfo.htm>
Classical Vocal Repertoire <http://www.classicalvocalrep.com/>
Classical Vocal Reprints Supplying Scores & Sheet Music to Singers, Universities, Students, Vocal Coaches, Teachers, Music Festivals, Opera Companies, Music Dealers & International Singing StarsLibretto Index <http://wwwsys.informatik.fh-wiesbaden.de/weber1/opera/lib.htm>
MetManiac <http://www.metmaniac.com/>
The MetManiac Opera Archive was created to commemorate, celebrate and annotate nearly seventy years of Metropolitan Opera broadcasts. Here you will find a complete list of all of the Met radio programs, the company’s television appearances, and the “lost” broadcasts. The site includes several search engines, which will allow you to locate—and isolate—individual broadcast dates, operas and artists. Here you will see my own collection list, important links, Met features and contributions from other collectors and scholars. And here you will find a forum for all Met lovers who wish to buy, sell or trade Met opera tickets, or seek and swap (but not sell) Met broadcasts and telecasts.Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts — 1950s <http://www.collup.com/Opera/Satafternoon/frame.html>
Operabase <http://www.operabase.com/>*recommended site*
Performance and artist searches.
Database of 500 opera houses and festivals.
News and Reviews.
CORPUS Opera Resource Pages
Opera Timelines.The Opera Critic <http://www.theoperacritic.com/>
Michael Sinclair, Editor, Auckland, New Zealand
Reviews; Articles; CD/DVD Reviews; Opera Companies; Webcasts; QuizOperaGlass <http://rick.stanford.edu/opera/main.html>*recommended site*
Welcome to OperaGlass, an opera information server on the World Wide Web. Here you can get detailed information, including performance histories, synopses, libretti, discographies, pictures, and more on any of a small but rapidly growing number of operas, plus pointers to many other opera servers.Opera Japonica <http://www.operajaponica.org/>
comprehensive coverage of opera in JapanOpera Journeys <http://www.operajourneys.com/>
Mini Guide Series
Each MINI GUIDE provides a complete guide to each opera: the Principal Characters in the Opera, the Story Synopsis, a Story Narrative with Music Highlight examples, and an essay providing background about the opera and its composer, analysis, and insightful commentary.Opera Kids <http://www.operakids.com/>
Lyric soprano and music educator Yvette Lewis[opera education programs for children]Opera-LArchives <http://listserv.cuny.edu/Scripts/wa.exe?A0=opera-l>
Operaland <http://www.homestead.com/operaland/>
[Opera and singers in the UK from Ruth Elleson, a fan]Operanut <http://www.operanut.com/>
[Listing of opera broadcasts on the Internet; Other topics—Under construction as of August 10, 2000]Oper@studio <http://www.operastudio.it/>
Opera Notes and Mike's Miscellany <http://www.mrichter.com/>
[primer on CD-R; weekly opera updates with audio files and information of interest; audio encyclopedia]Operanet <http://www.culturekiosque.com/opera/index.htm>
[online magazine]Opera Schedule Server <http://www.fsz.bme.hu/opera/main.html>
Opera Stuff <http://www.operastuff.com/>*recommended site*
Parterre Box <http://www.parterre.com/>
the queer opera zinePublic Domain Opera Libretti and Other Vocal Texts <http://opera.stanford.edu/iu/librettim.html>*recommended site*
re:opera <http://www.geocities.com/rmlibonati/reopera.html>
extensive opera recording databaseSan Francisco Classical Voice <http://www.sfcv.org/>
website journal of classical music criticismU.S. Opera <http://www.hapka.com/usopera/>
a web page dedicated to opera by American composers.Variations <http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/variations/scores/>
VARIATIONS Prototype: Online Musical ScoresVocal Competitions
Brent Hugh's Music Instruction Software Page <http://brenthugh.com/piano/>
Finale <http://www.finalemusic.com/>
[Finale Notepad: free downloadable music notation software]Free Music Basics <http://www.sheetmusic1.com/FREE.MUSIC.BASICS.HTML>
[Downloadable theory and worksheet pages--free for music teachers]Music You Can Read <http://musicnotes.net/>
Music Notes, Inc. publishes "Music You Can Read" a supplemental curriculum for general music teachers. Rooted in the "Language of Music" our materials develop thinking skills through reading, writing, and performing music.Organization of American Kodaly Educators (OAKE) <http://oake.org/index.html>
The mission of the Organization of American Kodály Educators is to enrich the quality of life of the people of the U.S.A. through music education by promoting the philosophy of Zoltán Kodály.PianoNanny's Piano on the Net <http://www.pianonanny.com/>
[free lessons]Play a Piano: An Interactive Musical Java Activity <http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/play_a_piano.html>
This virtual reality Java piano lets you play the piano [using mouse or keyboard] and have a little fun while learning the relationship between the sounds, music theory, musical scales, and the underlying math and physics of how sounds are produced and perceived. Combined with the piano is an oscilloscope and sound generator so you can create, view, and hear sounds and you can learn how the amplitude and period of the wave relates the volume and pitch of the sounds.Star Theory <http://www.musicarrangers.com/star-theory/>
This is the best free preparatory syllabus in music theory and orchestration on the net. It is aimed at adults who love Hollywood film scores, Sinatra and Mancini. In three books and fifty-eight pages you will find the basics of pitch, chords and time. True to the web, we have included midi for you to hear and Java for you to interact with.
We're fast paced so we won't send you to sleep. We don't want to loose you either. So we have included minature interactive tests with each page. If you do the tests you will be less likely to get lost later-on. We also recommend the lengthy test paper at the end of each book. The test paper will help you to consolidate what you have learnt and prepare you for future lessons. If you think you know everything in the book, try the test paper first. This syllabus is well suited to classroom and private study.The Tonal Centre <http://www.andymilne.dial.pipex.com/>
The Tonal Centre is an interactive site for music composers and theorists which explains and demonstrates some of the key concepts of tonality; including chords, scales, cadences, and modulation. Most of the musical examples are illustrated with a midi file — just click on the relevant link to hear it.Yahoo! Music <http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Music/Education/>
Free Downloads
RealAudio <http://www.real.com/realone/?src=realaudio>
Winamp <http://www.winamp.com/>
Windows Media Player <http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp>
Software for Purchase
Total Recorder <http://www.highcriteria.com/>
[R]ecords streaming audio, Mic input, Line-in input as well as CDs and DVDs. The resulting files are saved on your computer's hard-drive. The system also allows users to schedule any number of future recordings!
Apple's GarageBand <http://www.apple.com/education/garageband/>
GarageBand gives students access to a digital recording studio with over 50 professional-sounding instruments, thousands of pre-recorded loops, amps, effects, and editing tools. And, students can record their own music with any USB or MIDI keyboard, guitar, or microphone.MENC <http://www.menc.org/>
The National Association for Music EducationTI:ME Technology Institute for Music Educators <http://www.ti-me.org/>
non-profit corporation registered in the State of Pennsylvania whose mission is to assist music educators in applying technology to improve teaching and learning in music
Network for Good <http://www.networkforgood.org/>