A "libretto" is the text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera, or a book containing such a text. It comes from the Italian "libretto," a diminutive of "libro" (book).
Un "libreto" es el texto de una obra musical dramática, como una ópera, o un libro que contiene dicho texto. Proviene del italiano "libretto", diminutivo de "libro".
| Front | libretto \li-BRET-oe\ |
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| Back | noun 1. The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera. 2. A book containing such a text. [Italian, diminutive of libro, book, from Latin liber, libr-.] "Maxwell Davies's libretto is in the best British ghost-story tradition." |
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