Opera

All public computers in the University Libraries have CD/DVD players. In addition, you can use the viewing/listening booths to the north of the books about music, and you can checkout laptops from the Education, Music and Media information desk.

Headphones can also be checked out at the information desk.

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

Users are encouraged to search for items beyond University Libraries' catalog via RILM Abstracts of Music Literature and WorldCat. Materials not available in print or online may be requested through Interlibrary Loan. Please allow up to seven days for electronic delivery and up to fourteen days for delivery of physical items.