Resources for Singers: IPA
IPA Source
IPA Source is a library of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and translations for both operatic and art song texts in French, Italian, German, Spanish, English, and Latin. It's searchable by Composer, Poet, Voice Type, and Song Title. For songs in other languages, visit the Diction page.
Free IPA Resources
3 Online IPA Tools
IPA Chart with Sounds
Select a phonetic sign and hear what it sounds like. There are other useful charts on this website, too.
IPA Fonts from the International Phonetic Association
If you need to add IPA symbols to a document, check out this page for how to do get the fonts you need.
English Language Club on YouTube
This video channel explains the uses of IPA and also examples of phonetics in action. The sound quality isn't always the best, but the content's pretty solid.
Other Classic IPA and Translation Texts
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Word-By-Word Translations of Songs and Arias, Part I
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ISBN: 9780810801493Publication Date: 1994This classic test first published in 1966 has withstood the test of time as a teaching aid for English-speaking singers, coaches, and accompanists, in order that their art may be more communicative to the public. This word-by-word translation allows the artist to properly interpret and express the feelings and emotions that the words require at the proper time.
IPA Call Numbers
IPA Call Numbers
Opera translation collections are available in ML 48.
Opera and musical theatre libretti are available in ML 50.
Song translation collections are available in ML 54.6.
