Finding Librettos
To find a specific libretto, search the catalog for the title of the musical and the word "libretto."
Click here to view all the librettos for musicals held by Princeton.
You can also browse the shelves. Most librettos have call numbers starting between ML47 and ML54.9, and can be found on the second floor of Mendel, row 14.
Collections
American Musicals, 1927-1949: The Complete Books & Lyrics of Eight Broadway Classics by Call Number: ML48 .A44 2014Features the texts of eight enduring masterpieces that chart the Broadway musical's narrative tradition from the groundbreaking Show Boat (1927) through Pal Joey, Oklahoma!, On the Town, Finian's Rainbow, Kiss Me, Kate, and South Pacific (1949) and the start of the genre's Golden Age.
Great Rock Musicals by Call Number: Reference (SV) ML 48 .G74Includes the librettos of The Wiz, Two Gentlemen of Verona, Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar, Your Own Thing, Hair, Tommy, and Promenade.- Ten Great Musicals of the American Theatre byCall Number: Reference (SV) ML 48 .R5 vol. 1Includes the librettos of Of Thee I Sing, Porgy and Bess, One Touch of Venus, Brigadoon, Kiss Me Kate, West Side Story, Gypsy, Fiddler on the Roof, 1776, and Company.
- Great Musicals of the American Theatre, vol. 2 byCall Number: Reference (SV) ML 48 .R5 1976 vol. 2Includes the librettos of Leave It to Me!, Lady in the Dark, Lost in the Stars, Wonderful Town, Fiorello!, Camelot, Man of La Mancha, Cabaret, Applause, and A Little Night Music.
The New American Musical: An Anthology from the End of the Century by
Call Number: Reference (SV) ML 48 .N485 2003Includes the librettos of Floyd Collins, Rent, Parade, and The Wild Party.
Composer Anthologies
Finishing the Hat collected lyrics (1954-1981): with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines & Anecdotes by Call Number: ML54.6.S69 S66 2010Along with the lyrics for all of his musicals from 1954 to 1981, Sondheim gives readers a rare personal look into his life and remarkable productions.- 6 plays by Rodgers and Hammerstein IICall Number: ML50.R6 S6Music by Richard Rodgers; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, without the music, for Oklahoma!, Carousel, Allegro, South Pacific, The King and I, and -Me and Juliet.
The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin
Call Number: Reference (SV) ML 54.6 .B464 K55 2001qThe Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin
Call Number: Reference (SV) ML 54.6 .G28 K55 1998qThe Complete Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II by
Call Number: Reference (SV) ML49 .H12 H28 2008qThe Complete Lyrics of Lorenz Hart by
Call Number: Reference (SV) ML 49 .H15 K5 1986qThe Complete Lyrics of Frank Loesser
Call Number: Reference (SV) ML 54.6 .L64 K55 2003qComplemented by historical commentary and rare photographs.The Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer
Call Number: Reference (SV) ML 54.6 .M45 C66 2009qThe Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter by
Call Number: Reference (SV) ML 54.6 .P7 K56 1992
