libretto
noun
the text or words of an opera or similar extended musical composition.
libretti
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pluralof libretto.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Zigman was impressed by “Silent Night,” the 2011 opera by composer Kevin Puts and librettist Mark Campbell, and added Campbell, a veteran of roughly 40 libretti.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
For about two years after she graduated from Hunter College, Marianne Mantell worked as a freelancer for record companies, writing liner notes and translating opera libretti.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2023
Both operas boast Alice Goodman libretti that promise to become lasting works of literature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
The store has 20 staff members, most of them part time, and stocks more than 20,000 titles, including plays in translation and musical libretti from popular Broadway plays.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2018
He is thorough in his attacks, though he does not measure up to Ernest Newman in his analysis of Wagner's poetry, libretti, and philosophy.
From Unicorns by James Huneker
