Libretto Meaning in English

word

US

ɫəˈbɹɛtoʊ/, /ɫɪˈbɹɛtoʊ

li-BRET-oh

UK

lɪbɹˈɛtəʊ

li-BRET-oh

التعريف

The libretto is the text or words of an opera, musical, or other long vocal work, including all dialogue and lyrics.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Libretto' is a specialized, formal term, mostly used in classical music contexts like opera or ballet. The plural is 'libretti.' Not used for movies or plays.

• Spanish: libreto
• Portuguese (BR): libreto
• Portuguese (PT): libreto
• Chinese (Simplified): 歌剧剧本
• Chinese (Traditional): 歌劇劇本
• Hindi: लिब्रेट्टो (ओपेरा की कहानी/पटकथा)
• Arabic: النص الغنائي (للأوبرا أو الباليه)
• Bengali: লিব্রেত্তো - গানের পাণ্ডুলিপি
• Russian: либретто
• Japanese: リブレット
• Vietnamese: libretto - lời (kịch bản nhạc kịch)
• Korean: 리브레토
• Turkish: libretto - opera metni
• Urdu: لیبریٹو
• Indonesian: libretto - naskah lagu (opera/musikal)

جمل نموذجية

I bought the libretto of the opera to read the story.

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The libretto was written in Italian.

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Every opera has a unique libretto.

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The composer and the libretto writer worked together closely.

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If you struggle to follow the singing, check the libretto for the words.

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Her dream is to write the libretto for a famous opera one day.

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