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libretto::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | book, playscript, script |
| Derivation | librettist |
Examples of libretto
libretto
This opera was the last that Strauss set to a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Set to a libretto by Metastasio, the opera opened the Milanese Carnival of 1742.
From the en.wikipedia.org
James MacMillan's new one-act libretto is subtly haunting and quietly powerful.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Lerner's book manages to suggest a rough draft rather than a finished libretto.
From the time.com
The libretto is in English and Chinese, with smatterings of Italian and German.
From the nytimes.com
The witty libretto was crammed with puns and jokes and some groan-inducing lines.
From the nytimes.com
The libretto, too, seemed stranded awkwardly between obscurity and artlessness.
From the guardian.co.uk
Knight also wrote the libretto to Aubrey Bowman's opera William Morris in 1980.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
In late 2002, Liao presented the first draft of the libretto to Tian as a gift.
From the denverpost.com
- The words of an opera or musical play
- A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio and cantata, musical, and ballet. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata.
- The Libretto is a line of subnotebook computers designed and produced by Toshiba. The line was distinguished by its combination of functionality and small size, squeezing a full Windows PC into a device the size of a hardback book. ...
- [lih-breh-toh] The text of the opera. In Italian, it means "little book."
- The text of an opera, either written by the composer of the opera's music, or by someone else (the 'librettist').
- The complete text of an opera. It is an Italian term meaning "little book." The libretto was published for opera audiences to enable them to read the text before or during the performance. ...
- The text or script of an opera, cantata, oratorio, or other work for voices and orchestra. Composers and librettists often collaborated in shaping the libretto. Also, a printed version of the script sold to members of the audience. ...
- The lyrics to a musical. Often includes some "connective tissue" that explains what happens between the songs. See also Book.
- The complete book of words for an opera, oratorio, cantata, etc.
