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  • Lyrics World : an online index of song lyrics including the Top 40 Hits of 1930 - 1999 and much more!
       Shopping
  • Arkiv Music : A very large retailer of classical music titles with stunning prices and a database of over 80,000 CDs, SuperAudio CDs, and DVDs. Dedicated to the preservation, promotion, and distribution of music, Arkiv Music is in the process of reissuing thousands of "out of print" titles under its own label ArkivCD. Search for recordings by composer, conductor, ensemble, performer, label or opera title.
  • Bel Canto Society : A non-profit organization devoted to opera, the Bel Canto Society sells CDs, DVDs, videos, photos and opera-related ephemera, and now opera music downloads in MP3 and M4A formats. This is a small site but new items are being rapidly added to their catalog including video downloads in Quicktime format.this site is a source for music and audio books, videos, CD-ROMs, DVDs, software and sheet music
  • Classics Online by Naxos : Naxos, the world's biggest independent classical-music company, is now online!  With more than 1000 titles added each month Naxos offers high quality music downloads as well as news and information about the classical music world and listening guidance for the non-specialist or beginning music lover. Music is available by album or by track and you can search for music by genre, label, composer or artist.
  • Deutsche Grammophon : With an interface that couldn't be easier to use, Deutsche Grammophone offers nearly 2500 albums in high quality MP3 format from its own label and over 600 out of print items. Buy whole albums or individual tracks complete with the liner notes or libretto in pdf form. Subscribe to their email newsletter and receive a free track download!
  • Music Books Plus : this site is a source for music and audio books, videos, CD-ROMs, DVDs, software and sheet music
  • Smithsonian Global Sound : Smithsonian Global Sound is an online archive and marketplace for international music. Download and learn about traditional music from all around the world. Ipod compatible, open format, MP3 & FLAC music files and podcasts are available for purchase.
  • Video Artists International : VAI has an extraordinary catalog of historical performances on CD, DVD, and VHS and very low shipping costs. Look here for ballet, opera and opera highlights, instrumental or vocal concerts and recitals, and music related films and documentaries.
       Performance calendars and reviews
  • Opera Base : Operabase has documented operatic activity worldwide since 1996, with over 190,000 performances on file. It records the work of artists in over 600 theatres, and publishes season information to opera-goers in seven languages.
  • San Francisco Arts online : The online version of San Francisco Arts Monthly. Sf Arts online is a search tool that organizes San Francisco art events by date, discipline, time, organization and by keyword.
  • San Francisco Classical Voice : An online magazine that is “the Bay Area’s most complete source for classical music news and reviews”. Includes a comprehensive performance calendar for the entire Bay Area and an archive of music reviews.
  • San Francisco Opera : Gateway to the San Francisco Opera: purchase tickets and subscriptions, view the season’s calendar of performances and events, and purchase newly released recordings.
  • San Francisco Symphony : Gateway to the San Francisco Symphony: purchase tickets and subscriptions, and view the season’s calendar of performances and events.
  • Freight and Salvage : The Freight & Salvage Coffee House in Berkeley is a world famous venue for traditional music such as folk, jazz, bluegrass, world-beat and gospel.

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Revised: December, 2007

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