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Libretto

Italian for ‘little book,’ it is the text for an opera.

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libretto
Music; General music

Text, or script, of an opera, prepared by a librettist.

libretto
Music; Classical

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

libretto
Music; General music

Text, or script, of an opera, prepared by a librettist.

libretto
Performing arts; Theatre

See, Book. The narrative dialogue or spoken part of a musical play, as opposed to the lyrics and the music.

libretto
Drama; Opera

Italian for ‘little book,’ it is the text for an opera.

libretto
Language; Dictionaries

A book containing the words of an opera or extended piece of music.

capella
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A term that describes singing without accompaniment.

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semitone
Drama; Opera

A half step or half tone, an interval midway between two whole tones.

set
Drama; Opera

A construction on stage built to suggest place and time in which the singers enact the story of the opera plot.

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