STAGE+ Launches Its Offer for Academic Libraries Worldwide
Campus licences and consortial models bring classical music, jazz and audiovisual productions to universities and research institutions
Berlin, 27 October 2026. STAGE+, Deutsche Grammophon’s streaming service for classical music and jazz, is launching an offer for libraries worldwide. Universities and research institutions can now obtain access through a campus licence or a consortium model. Students, faculty and researchers gain institutional access to a curated selection of audiovisual content, including livestreams, operas, concerts and documentaries, as well as more than 20,000 audio albums. The offer includes recordings spanning the past 119 years from the world’s leading labels: Deutsche Grammophon, Decca Classics, ECM Records, Blue Note Records, Impulse!, Verve Records, Hyperion, Myrios and Carus. STAGE+ is the only service that meaningfully brings together audio and video catalogues as well as offerings from classical music and jazz. It therefore covers content types and genres that are otherwise spread across several existing academic platforms.
The academic offer is designed from the outset for institutional use: a campus licence gives access to all members of an institution, including off-campus access via IP authentication. Consortia and library networks can take out shared licences on attractive terms. STAGE+ thus complements individual consumer subscriptions with a model for research, teaching and shared library use. Depending on the production, audio is available in lossless quality up to 24-bit/48 kHz and Dolby Atmos, with video in 4K.
“STAGE+ brings a distinctive proposition to the academic classical music and jazz market: it combines extensive audio catalogues with concert and opera productions, as well as live and on-demand video, on a platform available under institutional licences,” says Dr Sven Fund, General Manager of STAGE+. “The offer complements both research-oriented audio libraries and specialist video archives.”
Libraries receive searchable metadata for works, composers, performers and ensembles through STAGE+. Opera subtitles are available to users in ten languages. Dedicated interfaces and usage statistics are also provided specifically for libraries.
The offer is available worldwide. Libraries and consortia can request trial access and pricing information at www.stage-plus.com/libraries
About STAGE+
STAGE+ is Deutsche Grammophon’s streaming service for classical music and jazz. Each year, the platform presents more than 50 livestreams from renowned festivals, concert halls and opera houses around the world. Its programme brings together exclusive premieres, on-demand concert and opera productions, music videos, documentaries and interviews, alongside new audio releases and thousands of albums in high-quality audio and video. STAGE+ is available via TV, web and mobile apps. Depending on the production, video is available in up to 4K and audio in lossless, Hi-Res and Dolby Atmos formats; selected content can also be used offline on supported mobile devices. Partners include Carnegie Hall, the Royal Opera House, Staatsoper Berlin and Teatro alla Scala.
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