libretto
Americannoun
plural
librettos, libretti-
the text or words of an opera or similar extended musical composition.
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a book or booklet containing such a text.
noun
Etymology
Origin of libretto
1735–45; < Italian, diminutive of libro book < Latin liber; -et
Example Sentences
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There’s not a traditional libretto, so the story is transmitted mostly through song lyrics.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. Jackson’s smart and singable libretto is a potent throughline, its surface comedy floating above a dark and—naturally—complicated view of the modern age.
Ms. Snider’s libretto fictionalizes and extrapolates from the historical record.
Scene 2, a scrim projection informs us, takes place eight years later, moving us back into the time frame of the original libretto.
Six years later, Gershwin persuaded Heyward to help him transform it into an opera—with Heyward writing the libretto and sharing lyric duties with George’s brother, Ira.
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