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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To move the plot forward, the (human) player, first asked to read the libretto and memorize it, has to fill in the gaps of the lyrics as Celes/Maria gets onstage using a multiple-choice interface.
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Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Jan. 2025
The non-narrative libretto is by one of our few remaining Beat poets and a treasure of that era, Anne Waldman.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
The outlier is Emilia Pérez, which Audiard adapted from his opera libretto and Boris Razon’s novel Écoute; The Wild Robot got the Scripter nom.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
Adapted from Audiard’s opera libretto of the same name and based on the 2019 Boris Razon novel Écoute, Emilia Pérez is essentially a rock musical about three Mexican women whose lives are upended when one of them, Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón), decides to transition.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
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Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Jan. 2025
The non-narrative libretto is by one of our few remaining Beat poets and a treasure of that era, Anne Waldman.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
The outlier is Emilia Pérez, which Audiard adapted from his opera libretto and Boris Razon’s novel Écoute; The Wild Robot got the Scripter nom.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
Adapted from Audiard’s opera libretto of the same name and based on the 2019 Boris Razon novel Écoute, Emilia Pérez is essentially a rock musical about three Mexican women whose lives are upended when one of them, Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón), decides to transition.
—Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Libretto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/libretto. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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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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