Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The text of a dramatic musical work such as an opera, including the lyrics to be sung and sometimes interpolated spoken passages.
- noun A book containing such a text.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A book containing the words of an extended musical composition, like an opera or an oratorio.
- noun The words themselves of such a work; the text.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A book containing the words of an opera or extended piece of music.
- noun The words themselves.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
text of adramatic musical work , such as anopera . - noun A
book containing such a text.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the words of an opera or musical play
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The libretto is available here, while all the vocal tracks can be accessed for download through this shared folder.
Archive 2010-02-01 Hal Duncan 2010
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The libretto is available here, while all the vocal tracks can be accessed for download through this shared folder.
Nowhere Town: Libretto and Soundtrack Hal Duncan 2010
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"Intermezzo," for which the composer wrote his own libretto, is a far more overtly autobiographical work than "A Quiet Place."
'A Quiet Place,''Intermezzo' Show NYC Opera At Its Best AP 2010
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The libretto is both obvious and at points outright silly.
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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The libretto is from Norwegian author John Fosse and is based on the first part of his novel of the same name.
La Belle Hélène 2008
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The libretto is from Norwegian author John Fosse and is based on the first part of his novel of the same name.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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The libretto is both obvious and at points outright silly.
The Shallow End 2008
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Adams and director Peter Sellars adapted the libretto from the poetry of A.R. Ramanujan and the story concerns a legend from Southern India about a young woman, Kumudha, with a magical power to transform herself into a flowering tree.
In Bloom 2007
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Adams and director Peter Sellars adapted the libretto from the poetry of A.R. Ramanujan and the story concerns a legend from Southern India about a young woman, Kumudha, with a magical power to transform herself into a flowering tree.
Archive 2007-03-01 2007
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The libretto is by Stephen Andrew Taylor and Kate Gale, with input from me.
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