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Repertoire/Role Study References for Singers A representative list, compiled by the Peabody Career Services, Updated Sept. 2017 Also see our Diction & Translation Resources for Singers Opera Art Song ONLINE ONLINE Aria Database American Art Song Opera America's Role Preparation Primer Art Song Central Free, printable sheet music; classical & traditional Opera Glass Guide to opera composers, synopses, history The Lied, Art Song and Choral Texts Archive Opera Scores via Indiana University Library PRINT PRINT The Art of the Song Recital Nico Castel Libretti Series (Leyerle, 2000-present) Emmons & Sonntag (Waveland 2001) Translations and IPA Researching the Song: A Lexicon Guide to the Aria Repertoire Emmons & Watkins Lewis (Oxford 2008) Mark Ross Clark (Indiana Univ. Press 2007) Song: A Guide to Art Song Style & Literature Arias by voice type and fach Carol Kimball (Hal Leonard 2006) Guide to Operatic Roles and Arias See also: Art Song: Linking Poetry and Music Richard Boldrey (Caldwell Co. 1994) Singing In Style An Interpretative Guide to Operatic Arias Martha Elliott (Yale 2008) Martial Singher (Penn St. Univ. Press 2003) Guide to vocal performance practices and styles The Singer’s Repertoire French Berton Coffin (Scarecrow Press 2012) A French Song Companion Repertoire by voice type & fach Johnson & Stokes (Oxford 2002) Stories of the Great Operas Vol. 1 | Vol. 2 The Interpretation of French Song John W. Freeman (Met Opera Guild 1984) Pierre Bernac (Kahn & Averill 1978) German Musical Theatre The Cambridge Companion to the Lied James Parsons (2004) ONLINE The Guide to Musical Theatre Poetry into Song Synopses, composer info, and more Stein & Spillman (Oxford 1996) Musicals 101 “The cyber encyclopedia of musical theatre” Online Scores PRINT Internet Music Score Library Project Enchanted Evenings Online Sheet Music Resources via MusiciansWay.com Geoffrey Block (Oxford 2004) Broadway musicals, from Showboat to Sondheim New Broadway Song Companion David DeVenney (Scarecrow Press 2009) Musical theatre literature by voice type & style The Jazz Singer’s Handbook (Book & CD) Michele Weir (Alfred 2005) .

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