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libretto
(‖ liˈbretto, lɪˈbrɛtəʊ)
Pl. libretti |-ˈetti|.
[It. = ‘little book’, f. libro book.]
The text or ‘words’ to which an opera or other extended musical composition is set; = book n. 9.
1742Richardson Pamela IV. 113 If the Libretto, as they call it, is not approved, the Opera..will be condemned. 1845Athenæum 22 Feb. 204 The libretto, on the subject of Blue Beard, by Tieck. 1880Ruskin Arrows Chace II. 281 The libretto of Jean de Nivelle is very beautiful, and ought to have new music written to it. |