Music Research Guide: Digital Streaming

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Use Search tool to find lectures and interviews from PBS Great Performances series - either search by composer's name, or "composers"

PBS Great Performances. Genre tab has listings for MUSIC, MUSICAL THEATER, and OPERA.

Select genre to find an archive of videos of free performances at the Kennedy Center OR select EXPLORE THE VIDEO LIBRARY to search by genre. Once chosen, select PERFORMANCES to see full-length videos, interviews, clips, etc.

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Select genre to find an archive of videos of free performances at the Kennedy Center OR select EXPLORE THE VIDEO LIBRARY to search by genre. Once chosen, select PERFORMANCES to see full-length videos, interviews, clips, etc.

View full episodes of music and theatre masterpieces

hundreds of lectures on the arts and culture; select Art & Architecture in the Topic drop-down

WGBH Boston and the Library of Congress collaborated to provide more than 40,000 hours of radio and TV programs: theatre, music, literature, social science, etc. Search by keyword or browse by topic.

Listen to radio stations online from around the world. Search by city, country, geographic area, website, etc.

Access radio stations around the world via interactive map; select a location on the map; drop-down will list all radio stations in that geographical area