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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Ozawa has not re-written Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica’s libretto, nor added to Puccini’s score, conducted here by Domingo Hindoyan, notwithstanding such intense narrative intervention.
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Flanagan’s libretto is compact but thick with complexity and layered themes.
—Michael Zwiebach, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
Maestro Harry Bicket conducts this dramatic oratorio composed in 1744 to an English libretto by the Reverend Thomas Broughton.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
There’s not a traditional libretto, so the story is transmitted mostly through song lyrics.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Flanagan’s libretto is compact but thick with complexity and layered themes.
—Michael Zwiebach, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
Maestro Harry Bicket conducts this dramatic oratorio composed in 1744 to an English libretto by the Reverend Thomas Broughton.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
There’s not a traditional libretto, so the story is transmitted mostly through song lyrics.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Libretto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/libretto. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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libretto
noun
li·bret·to
lə-ˈbret-ō
plural librettos or libretti
-ē
: the text of an opera or musical
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