libretto

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

libretto — 名詞

  • librettosingular
  • librettiplural

1. The complete written text of a sung theatrical work like an opera, containing ev

1.名詞C1
釋義

歌劇劇本

歌劇或音樂劇中所有演唱及對白的文字

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.

Puccini的歌劇《波希米亞人》的歌詞劇本是由Luigi Illica和Giuseppe Giacosa撰寫的。

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.

Eva去觀賞那齣新音樂劇時，買了一本劇本以便在演出時跟著看。

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.

文法句型

the libretto of [opera/musical]

[person] wrote/translated a libretto

常見錯誤

❌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.