libretto
noun
li·bret·to
lə-ˈbre-(ˌ)tō 
plural librettos or libretti
lə-ˈbre-(ˌ)tē
1
: the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
2
: the book containing a libretto
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This ancient Roman story of unrequited love and conquest was the basis of the world’s first opera Dafne written and composed by Ottavio Rinuccini and Jacopo Peri in 1598, from which only the original libretto survives.
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Mariana Fernández, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Audiard originally wrote it as a libretto for an opera, but later converted it to a big-screen musical with songs that helped shape the screenplay by the French team of Clément Ducol and Camille.
—Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
The new work, with a libretto by George Brant based on his own play, stars mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo as the pilot.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
The libretto, which George Brant adapted from his play of the same name, tells of Jess, an ace F-16 pilot who is reassigned to ground duty guiding a Reaper drone.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Mariana Fernández, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Audiard originally wrote it as a libretto for an opera, but later converted it to a big-screen musical with songs that helped shape the screenplay by the French team of Clément Ducol and Camille.
—Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
The new work, with a libretto by George Brant based on his own play, stars mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo as the pilot.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
The libretto, which George Brant adapted from his play of the same name, tells of Jess, an ace F-16 pilot who is reassigned to ground duty guiding a Reaper drone.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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libretto
noun
li·bret·to
lə-ˈbret-ō
plural librettos or libretti
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: the text of an opera or musical
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