librettos
Sung drama words
Librettos are the texts of operas, musicals, or other extended vocal works—the words that singers perform.
A libretto is distinguished from a score, which contains the music.
The term comes from Italian for "little book," reflecting how these texts were traditionally printed for audiences to follow along.
She studied the librettos of Mozart's operas.
Operatic solo piece
- recitativeSpeechlike operatic singing
- duetPiece for two
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
- finaleConcluding part of performance
act · scene · soprano · tenor · baritone · mezzo-soprano · bel canto · coloratura
Raised performance platform
- performanceCarrying out a task
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- premiereFirst public performance
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
encore · applause · costumes · scenery · blocking · production · director · dramaturgy
Numerical standing in competition
- notationSystem of written symbols
- tempoRate of musical performance
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- leitmotifRecurring thematic phrase
motif · theme · orchestration · arrangement · conductor · composer · accompaniment · vocal
Spoken exchange between parties
- narrativeAccount of events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- synopsisCondensed version of content
- storylineSequence of fictional events
characterization · exposition · denouement · climax · subplot · foreshadowing · verse · stanza
Preliminary version of text
- revisionAltering to improve
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- handwrittenWritten by hand
- archiveStored historical records
collection · facsimile · publication · printing · edition · copyright · commissioning
aria
Operatic solo piece
- recitativeSpeechlike operatic singing
- duetPiece for two
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
finale · act · scene · soprano · tenor · baritone · mezzo-soprano · bel canto · coloratura · prima donna
stage
Raised performance platform
- performanceCarrying out a task
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- premiereFirst public performance
curtain · encore · applause · costumes · scenery · blocking · production · director · dramaturgy · staging
score
Numerical standing in competition
leitmotif · motif · theme · orchestration · arrangement · conductor · composer · accompaniment · vocal · lyrical
dialogue
Spoken exchange between parties
storyline · characterization · exposition · denouement · climax · subplot · foreshadowing · verse · stanza · rhyme
draft
Preliminary version of text
- revisionAltering to improve
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- handwrittenWritten by hand
archive · collection · facsimile · publication · printing · edition · copyright · commissioning
- musical theateract, musical theater, scene, cast recordings, Evita
- operaopera, aria, arias, soprano, tenor
- opera sourcesShakespeare, mythology, Greek tragedy, novels, plays
- Gilbert and SullivanW.S. Gilbert, Gilbert, Sullivan, The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore
- bibliographybibliography, annotated bibliography, bibliographers, bibliographies, citations
- literaturebooks, book, fiction, poetry, stories
librettosscores
Achieves points; many
musical scores · orchestrations · sheet music · orchestral arrangements · accompaniments
librettosscreenplays
Written works for films
stage directions · spoken dialogue · playscripts · teleplays
librettosscores
Achieves points; many
musical scores · orchestral scores · sheet music · orchestrations · compositions