Opera History and Literature

Ball State Libraries' database subscriptions include Kanopy streaming video, available at http://bsu.kanopy.com or from the Libraries' home page:  http://www.bsu.edu/library >> Databases >> Databases by Title, A-Z >> K  (Log in is required from off campus)

Some opera companies have active YouTube channels with arias, interviews, and more:

United States & Canadian Opera Companies:

• Metropolitan Opera (New York):  https://www.youtube.com/user/MetropolitanOpera
• Cincinnati Opera (Cincinnati, Ohio):  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIOrzKORXmCvArUiPnHZJDw
• Des Moines Metropolitan Opera (Des Moines, Iowa);  https://www.youtube.com/user/DesMoinesMetroOpera/featured
• Houston Grand Opera (Houston, Texas):  https://www.youtube.com/user/hgopera
• Lyric Opera of Chicago (Chicago, Illinois): https://www.youtube.com/user/LyricOperaofChicago
• Los Angeles Opera (Los Angeles, California):  https://www.youtube.com/user/losangelesopera
• Minnesota Opera (Minneapolis, MInnesota):  https://www.youtube.com/user/MinnesotaOpera
• Opera Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania):  https://www.youtube.com/user/operaphila
• San Francisco Opera (San Francisco, California):  https://www.youtube.com/user/sfoperamedia
• Vancouver Opera (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada):  https://www.youtube.com/user/vancouveropera
• Washington National Opera (Washington, DC): https://www.youtube.com/user/WashNatOpera

Other Opera Companies:

• Teatro alla Scala (Milan, Italy):  https://www.youtube.com/user/teatroallascala
• Opéra National de Paris (Paris, France):  https://www.youtube.com/user/operanationaldeparis
• Opera North (Leeds, United Kingdom): https://www.youtube.com/user/SeeMoreOpera/featured
• Royal Opera House (London, England, a.k.a. Covent Garden):  https://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalOperaHouse
• Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna, Austria):  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAMu-1exxvaf6Z2KqyLXfzg
• Dresden Opera (Staatskapelle Dresden, Dresden, Germany): https://www.youtube.com/user/KapelleDresden/about
• Welsh National Opera (Cardiff, Wales):  https://www.youtube.com/user/welshnationalopera
• Opera Australia:  https://www.youtube.com/user/operaaustralia
• Opera Barcelona:  https://www.youtube.com/user/LiceuOperaBarcelona

EuroArtsChannel is an independent producer and rights holder of audio-visual classical music programs:

• https://www.youtube.com/user/EuroArtsChannel