libretto

/lɪˈbretəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /lɪˈbretəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /lə-ˈbre-(ˌ)tō/ (ame, mw)

1.名詞C1

釋義

The complete written text of a sung theatrical work like an opera, containing every word the performers sing or speak.

例句

The libretto for Puccini's La Bohème was written by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa.

proper nouns: Puccini's La Bohème — real opera example

When Eva attended the new musical, she bought the libretto to follow along during the show.

同義詞

script
used for non-musical plays and films; libretto is specific to opera and musicals.
text
broader term that can refer to any written content; libretto is the precise term for theatrical sung works.
book
in musical theatre, 'book' often means the spoken dialogue and stage directions, while libretto includes sung lyrics too.

the libretto of [opera/musical]

[person] wrote/translated a libretto

❌I read the libretto of the pop song.

✅I read the lyrics of the pop song.

💡a libretto is the full text of a staged musical work, not the words of a single song.

❌The orchestra played from the libretto.

✅The orchestra played from the score.

💡the libretto contains only the words; the musical notes are in the score.

libretto — noun