libretto
pronunciation
How to pronounce libretto in British English:
UK [lɪˈbretəʊ]
How to pronounce libretto in American English:
US [lɪˈbretoʊ]
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- Noun:
- the words of an opera or musical play
Word Origin
- libretto (n.)
- (plural libretti), 1742, from Italian libretto, diminutive of libro "book," from Latin liber (genitive libri), see library. Related: Librettist.
Example
- 1. Libretto music stage : interdisciplinary tendenciesin recent opera research .
- 2. He wrote the libretto for " billy budd " by benjamin britten , a british composer who called him " our most musical novelist " .
- 3. I noticed you wrapped up in the libretto .
- 4. Peking opera is primarily performed in beijing dialect and its libretto is always based on the political and military incidents in history .
- 5. Libretto and other text set to music .