Meanings
libretto1
nounlibretto (plural librettos or libretti)
plural librettos · plural libretti
- The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera.
1 more example
From Mozart's letters we know that the composer decided to enlarge the part of Osmin, the harem keeper, because the originator of the part, Ludwig Fischer, had a freakishly low bass voice that Mozart wanted to exploit. Osmin's principal arias and ensembles were duly lengthened beyond what appeared in the original libretto, and he was given yet another song in the third act.
2002 January 3, Richard Traubner, “Mozart's Singspiel”, in Playbill - A book containing such a text.
Libretto2
proper noun
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian либре́то, либре́то
- либре́то (libréto)text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- либре́то (libréto)book containing such a text
Catalan llibret, llibret
- llibrettext of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- llibretbook containing such a text
Chinese Mandarin 歌詞 /歌词, 唱詞 /唱词
- 歌詞 /歌词 (gēcí)text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- 唱詞 /唱词 (chàngcí)text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- 唱本 (chàngběn)book containing such a text
Czech libreto, libreto
- libretotext of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- libretobook containing such a text
Dutch libretto, libretto
- librettotext of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- librettobook containing such a text
Finnish libretto, libretto
- librettotext of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- librettobook containing such a text
French livret, livret
- livrettext of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- livretbook containing such a text
German Libretto, Libretto
- Librettotext of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- Librettobook containing such a text
Greek λιμπρέτο, λιμπρέτο
- λιμπρέτο (limpréto)text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- λιμπρέτο (limpréto)book containing such a text
Hungarian librettó, szövegkönyv
- librettótext of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- szövegkönyvtext of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- szövegkönyvbook containing such a text
Italian libretto, libretto
- librettotext of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- librettobook containing such a text
Japanese リブレット, 台本
- リブレット (riburetto)text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- 台本 (daihon)book containing such a text
- リブレット (riburetto)book containing such a text
Korean 리브레토, 대본
- 리브레토 (ribeureto)text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- 대본 (daebon)book containing such a text
- 리브레토 (ribeureto)book containing such a text
Norwegian Bokmål libretto, libretto
- librettotext of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- librettobook containing such a text
Persian لیبرتو, لیبرتو
- لیبرتو (libreto)text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- لیبرتو (libreto)book containing such a text
Polish libretto, libretto
- librettotext of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- librettobook containing such a text
Portuguese libreto, livreto
- libretotext of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- livretotext of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- libretobook containing such a text
- livretobook containing such a text
Russian либре́тто, либре́тто
- либре́тто (librétto)text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- либре́тто (librétto)book containing such a text
Spanish libreto
- libretotext of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
Ukrainian лібре́то, лібре́то
- лібре́то (libréto)text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera
- лібре́то (libréto)book containing such a text
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with libretto
palmettostilettoamarettofalsettodolcettoquartettocornettoconcettoamorettocaprettocavettoin pettolazarettostrettozucchetto
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APA
libretto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/libretto
MLA
“libretto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/libretto. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “libretto,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/libretto.
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