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noun
- 1. the text of an opera or other long vocal work.
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Libretto is the text of an opera or musical theater work, often written by a librettist. Learn the etymology, history, and examples of libretto from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
A libretto (an English word derived from the Italian word libretto, lit. 'booklet') is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or musical.
Libretto is the text or words of an opera or similar musical composition. Learn how to use it in a sentence, its origin from Italian and Latin, and see synonyms and related words.
Libretto is the Italian word for the words that are sung or spoken in an opera or musical. Learn how to pronounce libretto, see related words and phrases, and read examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Libretto is the Italian word for the words that are sung or spoken in an opera or similar musical performance. Learn how to pronounce libretto, see related words and phrases, and read examples from various sources.
Libretto, text of an opera, operetta, or other kind of musical theatre. It is also used, less commonly, for a musical work not intended for the stage. A libretto may be in verse or in prose; it may be specially designed for a particular composer, or it may provide raw material for several; it may.
In opera, the libretto is the words or lyrics, as distinct from the music. Mozart composed the music to his operas, but the librettos were written by someone else. The life of the librettist is often a thankless one. If the opera is a success, nobody mentions the libretto.
