What Lyric Companion does
A free tool that helps classical singers, voice students, coaches, and choral directors prepare vocal scores — IPA transcriptions, word-by-word translations, and dictionary definitions across opera, lieder, art song, oratorio, and choral repertoire in five languages.
Who it’s for
- Voice students preparing arias, recitatives, and lieder for lessons, auditions, and competitions
- Vocal coaches and accompanists who need quick IPA and translation references
- Choral directors programming opera excerpts, song recitals, or full productions
- Anyone studying the operatic or art song repertoire
Data sources
- Public-domain libretto collections — libretto texts for opera, lieder, and art song
- LiederNet Archive & Oxford Song — art song texts and composer/poet metadata
- ipa-dict — offline IPA pronunciation dictionaries
- Kaikki / Wiktionary — word definitions and morphological data
How it works
Libretto and song texts are sourced from public-domain collections, processed into structured blocks (dialogue, headings, stage directions), and enriched with IPA transcriptions from offline dictionaries. The reader interface lets you toggle IPA, translations, and character filtering on any work in the library.
Resources for singers
Texts & translations
- LiederNet Archive — 180,000+ art song texts
- Oxford Song — curated song translations
Pronunciation
- IPASource — IPA transcriptions for singers
Discovery
- SongHelix — art song discovery tool
Credits
Built with Flask, vanilla JavaScript, and a lot of love for the operatic repertoire.
Get in touch
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