Media Searching Strategies
- Make use of the names of composers, dance companies, theater troupes, artist names, or other "author" search terms. There may be multiple works by the same name, but an author can hone in on the specific work you are seeking.
- Some works have distinctive titles (Coppelia or Appalachian Spring), while others may have many versions (Cinderella or a Requiem mass). Title searching can be useful when a specific, distinctive title is available.
- Specify the medium of the work you are seeking. "Cinderella opera", "Cinderella ballet", "Cinderella musical", "Cinderella film" and "Cinderella animated film" will all return different works.
Performing Arts Video Resources
- medici.tv This link opens in a new windowA classical music digital channel, offering a catalogue of 1,400 programmes in video-on-demand, as well as 100 live concerts each year.
- Met Opera On Demand This link opens in a new windowMore than 450 Met performances. Dozens of Live in HD productions, classic telecasts from the 1970s, '80s, '90s, and '00s, and hundreds of radio broadcasts dating back to 1936.
- Naxos Video Library This link opens in a new windowA performing arts video library with operas, ballets, documentaries, live concerts, and musical tours of historic places.
- OntheBoards.tv This link opens in a new windowHigh-quality videos of full-length performances by some of today's most provocative artists working in dance, theater, music and other forms.
- New York Public Library Jerome Robbins Dance DivisionThe Jerome Robbins Dance Division is the world’s largest dance archive and library with an international and extensive collection that spans seven centuries.
Recorded Music Resources
- DRAM This link opens in a new windowStreaming access to CD-quality audio, complete original liner notes and essays from independent record labels and sound archives. More than 4,000 albums' worth of recordings from a distinctive set of 42 independent labels and archives are available, with new content being continuously added.
- Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new windowStreaming audio, liner notes, and biographical information on composers and performers.
- Naxos Music Library: Jazz This link opens in a new windowThousands of streaming titles from the Fantasy catalogue and Naxos Jazz. Search by album or song title, featured artist(s), or catalog number. Includes album covers and liner notes.