Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,016,971,160 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

libretto
(redirected from librettos)

   Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
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
Noun
pl -tos or -ti a text written for an opera [Italian: little book]
librettist n
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
Translations

libretto [lɪˈbrɛtəu] nlibreto
libretto [lɪˈbrɛtəu] nlivret m
libretto [lɪˈbrɛtəu] nLibretto nt
libretto [lɪˈbrɛtəu] nlibretto

?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
McClatchy, who says he has loved opera since his childhood, has written more than half a dozen librettos.
Librettos Pizza has signed a 1,600 s/f lease at 546 Third Ave.
He penned the librettos for George Balanchine's Prodigal Son, La Chatte, and Cotillon, co-founded with Balanchine the short-lived Ballets 1933, and later helped Roland Petit launch Les Ballets des Champs-Elysees, which he served in its infancy as artistic director.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a. Terms of Use.