libretto
noun /lɪˈbretəʊ/
/lɪˈbretəʊ/
(plural librettos, libretti
(music, from Italian) /lɪˈbretiː/
/lɪˈbretiː/
)- the words that are sung or spoken in an opera or a musical play
- The collection contains hundreds of Italian opera librettos.
WordfinderTopics Musicc2- aria
- chorus
- coloratura
- diva
- libretto
- opera
- orchestra pit
- recitative
- score
- surtitles
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Italian, diminutive of libro ‘book’, from Latin liber.