Books on Opera

• Donington, Robert. Opera and its Symbols. Yale University Press, 1990.
• Elliott, Donald. Lambs' Tales from Great Operas. Cambridge: Harvard Press, 1981. (Fun illustrations with an irreverent introduction for older elementary students and up.)
• Englander, Roger. Opera: What's All the Screaming About? New York: Walker and Company, 1983.
• Erickson, Helen. A Young Person's Guide to the Opera. London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1980. *
• Ewen, David. The Book of European Light Opera. Holt, 1962. *
• Gishford, Anthony. Grand Opera. Viking, 1972. *
• Holden, Amanda, Nicholas Kenyon & Stephen Walsh, ed. The Viking Opera Guide. Penguin Group of Viking Press, 1993.
• Hurd, Michael. Young People's Guide to Opera.
• Kline, Peter. Enjoying the Arts: Opera. Richards Rosen Press, 1977. *
• Kobbe, Gustav. The Definitive Kobbe's Opera Book. The Putnam Publishing Group, 1987.
• Maynard, Olga. Enjoying Opera. New York: Scribner and Sons, 1966. *
• The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, Ed. Stanley Sadie, NY, MacMillan Press Limited, 1996. Four Volumes. (The definitive source for opera information.)
• The Oxford Dictionary of Opera. Ed John Wairack and Ewan West. NY: Oxford University Press, 1992.
• Parker, Roger, Ed. The Oxford Illustrated History of Opera. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994.
• Peyser, Ethel R. How Opera Grew. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1954. *
• Plaut, Eric A. Grand Opera: Mirror of the Western Mind. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1993.
• Plotkin, Fred. Opera 101. New York: Hyperion, 1994.
• Rosenberg, Jane. Sing Me A Story. New York: Thames & Hudson, Inc., 1989. (Fifteen operas are retold in story form.)
• Samachson, Dorothy. The Fabulous World of Opera. Chicago: Rand McNally. 1962. *
• Siberell, Anne and Frederica Von Stade. Bravo! Brava! a Night at the Opera: Behind the Scenes With Composers, Cast, and Crew. Oxford University Press, Children's Books, 2001. (Grades 3-6. Offers young people an accessible introduction to the art form.)
• Stroff, Stephen M. Opera: An Informal Guide. Chicago: A Cappella Books, 1992. (Includes CD and video recommendations.)

• Arts as Education. Ed. Merryl Ruth Goldberg & Ann Phillips. Harvard Educational Review, 1995.
• Barrett, Janet R. /McCoy, Claire W. /Veblen, Kari K. Sound Ways of Knowing: Music in the Interdisciplinary Curriculum. Schirmer Books, 1997.
• Chroninger, Ruby. Teach Your Kids About Music: An Activity Handbook for Parents and Teachers Using Children's Literature. Walker, 1994.
• Hackett, Patricia and Carolynn A. Lindeman. The Musical Classroom: Backgrounds, Models and Skills for Elementary Teaching (Third Edition). Prentice Hall, 1995.
• Hamilton, Martha and Mitch Weiss. Children Tell Stones: A Teaching Guide. Richard C. Owen Publishers, 1990.
• Manning, Maryann et al. Theme Immersion: Inquiry-Based Curriculum in Elementary and Middle Schools. Heinemann, 1994.
• McCaslin, Nellie. Creative Drama in the Classroom (Fifth Edition). Longman, 1990.
• Remer, Jane. Beyond Enrichment: Building Effective Arts Partnerships with Schools and Your Community. ACA Books, 1996.
• Remer, Jane. Changing Schools through the Arts: How to Build on the Power of an Idea. ACA Books, 1990.
• Sporre, Dennis J. Perceiving the Arts: An Introduction to the Humanities. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1997.
• Storr, Anthony. Music and the Mind. Ballantine Books, 1992.
• Themes Teachers Use. Ed: Marjorie J. Kostelnik. Good Year Books, 1996.

• Don Pasquale. Tajo, Noni, Valletti, Bruscatini. Italian Radio and Television Chorus and Orchestra. Alberto Erede, conductor. Legato Classics, 1995. *

• Don Pasquale. Gramm, Sills, Titus, Kraus. Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra. Sarah Caldwell, conductor. EMI Classics, 1996. *
• Don Pasquale. Freni, Winbergh. Nucci, Bruscatini. Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra. Ricardo Muti, conductor. *
• Don Pasquale. Bruson, Mei, Allen, Lopardo. Chorus of the Bavarian Radio, Munich Radio Orchestra. Roberto Abbado, conductor. RCA Victor Red Seal, 1994. *
• Don Pasquale. (Sung in English) Shore, Howard, Banks, Dawson. The Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra. David Parry, conductor. Chandos, 1998. *