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libretto

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li·bret·to  (l-brt)
n. pl. li·bret·tos or li·bret·ti (-brt)
1. The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera.
2. A book containing such a text.
[Italian, diminutive of libro, book, from Latin liber, libr-.]
libretto [lɪˈbrɛtəʊ]
n pl -tos, -ti [-tiː]
(Music / Classical Music) a text written for and set to music in an opera, etc.
[from Italian, diminutive of libro book]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.libretto - the words of an opera or musical play
playscript, script, book - a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance
libretto
noun words, book, lines, text, script, lyrics the author of one or two opera librettos
Translations
libretto [lɪˈbretəʊ] N (librettos or libretti (pl)) [lɪˈbretiː] → libreto m
libretto [lɪˈbrɛtəʊ] n [opera] → livret m
libretto
n → Libretto nt
libretto [lɪˈbrɛtəʊ] n → libretto
libretto [lɪˈbrɛtəʊ] n → libretto


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Though footnotes noting where the libretto is an exact quote or a paraphrase of its original literary source are present, Faust/Romeo Et Juliette is far more than a simple scholarly or literary reference; it is intended especially for anyone determined to faithfully produce, conduct, or perform Gounod's great operas regardless of their level of fluency in French, and to this end includes literary source footnotes and essays explaining the development of the libretti.
Faust/Romeo Et Juliette by The Bookwatch
Though footnotes noting where the libretto is an exact quote or a paraphrase of its original literary source are present, Faust/Romeo Et Juliette is far more than a simple scholarly or literary reference; it is intended especially for anyone determined to faithfully produce, conduct, or perform Gounod's great operas regardless of their level of fluency in French, and to this end includes literary source footnotes and essays explaining the development of the libretti.
Faust/Romeo Et Juliette by Internet Bookwatch
For this operatic retelling Taymor cowrote the libretto with award-winning gay poet and scholar J.
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