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noun
- 1. the text of an opera or other long vocal work.
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LIBRETTO definition: 1. the words that are sung or spoken in a musical work for the theatre 2. the words that are sung…. Learn more.
noun. li· bret· to lə-ˈbre- (ˌ)tō. plural librettos or libretti lə-ˈbre- (ˌ)tē. 1. : the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater. 2. : the book containing a libretto. Examples of libretto in a Sentence.
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.
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.
Libretto definition: the text or words of an opera or similar extended musical composition.. See examples of LIBRETTO used in a sentence.
LIBRETTO meaning: 1. the words that are sung or spoken in a musical work for the theatre 2. the words that are sung…. Learn more.
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.
li·bret·to. (lĭ-brĕt′ō) n. pl. li·bret·tos or li·bret·ti (-brĕt′ē) 1. The text of a dramatic musical work such as an opera, including the lyrics to be sung and sometimes interpolated spoken passages. 2. A book containing such a text.
The libretto of an opera is the words that are sung in it. ...the author of one or two opera librettos. Synonyms: words , book , lines , text More Synonyms of libretto
Definition of libretto noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
