the text of an opera, cantata, oratorio, or passion. In Italian.

The complete text of an opera. It is an Italian term meaning "little book." The libretto was published for opera audiences to enable them to read the text before or during the performance. First appearing in the 18th century, libretti are not regularly published today, since audio recordings include complete texts, and opera houses project English translations during performances. Excerpt from the libretto for Don Giovanni

The text of an opera, usually published as a pamphlet (hence the name).

A "little book" that contains the complete text of an opera, oratorio, and so forth.

(lib-REH-toe) The text of an opera; the literal translation is “little book.” The sources of successful librettos have ranged from great dramatic masterpieces ( Othello for Verdi) and great novels ( War and Peace for Prokofiev) to sentimental novels ( Scènes de la vie de Bohème for Puccini.)

Text of opera, or other long musical vocal composition. The script of a musical.

The text of a work (as an opera) for the musical theater

text of a play or an opera

(lee-BRET-toh) — Italian for the text of the opera. It means "little book" in Italian. Because it takes much longer to sing a line than to say it, a libretto is shorter than the book for a stage play. The action is often interrupted for an aria, limiting the length of the text even more. The libretto is written by a librettist, who is usually a poet or a playwright.

the complete book of words for an opera, oratorio, cantata, operetta, or musical

the words of an opera or musical play

a linguistic text which is a pre-existing work of art, but is subordinated to the musical text

the words of a piece of music (e.g., opera, cantata, oratorio, etc.)

text of an opera or sometimes of an oratorio

The lyrics in an opera.

The text (lyrics and any spoken parts) of an opera or oratorio.

Text, or script, of an opera.

lih- breh-toh] (Italian) "Little book." The text of an opera, oratorio, or other large-scale vocal work.

The literary text of an extended vocal composition such as an opera or musical comedy, whether or not it is published separately from the music. The libretto of a musical comedy is sometimes called its book. (Thorin)

(lib-REH-toe) The text of an opera; the literal translation is "little book," which reminds us that in a Broadway show the texts of the songs are called the "lyrics" while the spoken text of the rest of the play is called the "book."

the text of an opera or an oratorio.

The text or words of an opera.

Italian for "little book," the text accompanying the opera.

lih-breh-toh] The text of the opera. In Italian, it means "little book."

the complete text of an opera, but literally the "little book" that was published for operatic audiences beginning in the 18th century so that they could read the poetry during the performance (or prepare prior to a performance). Libretti are not regularly published anymore, now that audio recordings of operas come with complete texts and supertitles are provided in most opera houses.

Italian for "little book." the libretto is the text of an opera.

The text for a musical stage work, such as an opera.

Italian for "little book," the name usually given to the text of an opera.

The lyrics to a musical. Often includes some "connective tissue" that explains what happens between the songs. See also Book.

Literally, "little book." A publication with all the words in an opera.

The text of an opera, either written by the composer of the opera's music, or by someone else (the 'librettist').

The text of an opera. W. H. Auden was a skilled librettist.