Your first stop for IPA and diction resources: The Music Library and our digital collections
Through the Music Library, you can access a number of helpful diction resources. These include several databases:
- IPA SourceInternational Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts.
- Diction PoliceIncludes text readings of songs and arias by native speakers, phonetic transcription (IPA), translations into several languages, video tutorials, podcasts, webinars, diction tips, and diction lessons.
We also have a number of helpful print resources:
- Ron Jeffers et al.'s Translations and Annotations of Choral Repertoire: These print books are available in the Music Library's reference section. If you'd like to consult them while the Music Library is temporarily closed, contact Jessica (jabbazio@umn.edu) to make arrangements!
- Nico Castel's IPA transcriptions of opera libretti are available in our reference section in print:
- The Complete Puccini Libretti, 2 vols. (Geneseo, NY: Leyerle, 1993-1994); Reference ML49 .P977x 1993
- The Complete Verdi Libretti, 4 vols. (Geneseo, NY: Leyerle, 1994-1996); Reference ML49.V45 C372 1994
- Handel Opera Libretti, 2 vols., ed. Hemdi Kfir (Geneseo, NY: Leyerle, 2005); Reference ML49.H13 O62 2005
- The Libretti of Mozart's Completed Operas, 2 vols. (Geneseo, NY: Leyerle, 1997-1998); Reference ML49.M83 C315x 1997
- Libretti of Russian Operas, Ann Brash and Valeria Konstantinovskaya, eds. (Geneseo, NY: Leyerle, 2004); Reference ML48 .L483 2004
- Nico Castel and Marcie Stapp, Der Ring des Nibelungen (Geneseo, NY: Leyerle, 2003); Reference ML50.W14 R32 2003
- Nico Castel and Marcie Stapp, Die Fledermaus (Mont. Morris, NY: Leyerle, 2006); Reference ML50.S912 F52 2006
- Nico Castel and Marcie Stapp, Die lustige Witwe (Geneseo, NY: Leyerle, 2006); Reference ML50.L518 L83 2006
- Nico Castel and Marcie Stapp, Four Strauss Opera Libretti (Geneseo, NY: Leyerle, 2002); Reference ML49.S76 C3x 2002
- Nico Castel and Marcie Stapp, German Miscellaneous Opera Libretti (Geneseo, NY: Leyerle, 2005); Reference ML48 .G4 2005
- Nico Castel and Marcie Stapp, Three Wagner Opera Libretti (Geneseo, NY: Leyerle, 2006); Reference ML49.W14 C32 2006
- Nico Castel and Scott Jackson Wiley, Italian Verismo Opera Libretti, 2 vols. (Geneseo, NY: Leyerle, 2000); Reference ML48 .I884 2000
- Nico Castel, Scott Jackson Wiley, and Marcie Stapp, Italian Belcanto Opera Libretti, 3 vols. (Geneseo, NY: Leyerle, 2000-2002); Reference ML48 .I882x 2000
- Nico Castel, Marcie Stapp, Scott Jackson Wiley, and Michel Singher, French Opera Libretti, 3 vols. (Geneseo, NY: Leyerle, 1999-2004); Reference ML48 .F875x 1999
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