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Libretto

Meaning of "Libretto" in the German dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LIBRETTO

italienisch libretto, eigentlich Verkleinerungsform von: libro < lateinisch liber = Buch.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LIBRETTO IN GERMAN

Librẹtto 


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIBRETTO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
interjection
article
Libretto is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIBRETTO MEAN IN GERMAN?

libretto

The libretto is the text of an opera, an oratorio, an operetta, a musical or a cantata; In a broader sense, scenarios for ballets and mimes are sometimes referred to as libretti. The term emerges at the beginning of the 18th century, but it is only common in the course of the 19th century. The literary sciences research discipline dealing with the libretto as a literary genre is called librettology.

Definition of Libretto in the German dictionary

Text of operas, operettas, singing plays, oratorios.

GERMAN WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIBRETTO

Amaretto · Calcetto · Canaletto · Cornetto · Dolcetto · Fianchetto · Getto · Rigoletto · Rispetto · Spaghetto · Stiletto · Tintoretto · Vaporetto · adagietto · allegretto · con effetto · detto · netto · petto · stretto

GERMAN WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIBRETTO

Liberum Arbitrium · libidinisieren · Libidinist · Libidinistin · libidinös · Libido · Libra · Librarius · Libration · Libresso · librettisieren · Librettist · Librettistin · Libreville · Libri · Liburne · Libussa · Libyen · Libyer · Libyerin

GERMAN WORDS THAT END LIKE LIBRETTO

Bozzetto · Corno di Bassetto · Giotto · Grotto · Hotto · Lebensmotto · Lotto · Madrigaletto · Minuetto · Motto · Otto · Risotto · Versetto · Zucchetto · brutto · con affetto · in petto · larghetto · sotto · vivacetto

Synonyms and antonyms of Libretto in the German dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LIBRETTO» IN GERMAN

The following German words have a similar or identical meaning as «Libretto» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «Libretto» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF LIBRETTO

Find out the translation of Libretto to 25 languages with our German multilingual translator.

The translations of Libretto from German to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Libretto» in German.
zh

Translator German - Chinese

歌词
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator German - Spanish

libreto
570 millions of speakers
en

Translator German - English

libretto
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator German - Hindi

लीब्रेट्टो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator German - Arabic

نص كلامي للأوبرا
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator German - Russian

либретто
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator German - Portuguese

libreto
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator German - Bengali

যাত্রাগানের বই
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator German - French

libretto
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator German - Malay

kata-kata nyanyian
190 millions of speakers
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German

Libretto
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator German - Japanese

台本
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator German - Korean

가사
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator German - Javanese

nyanyian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator German - Vietnamese

văn ca kịch
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator German - Tamil

இசை நாடக
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator German - Marathi

संगीतिकेचे पुस्तक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator German - Turkish

libretto
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator German - Italian

libretto
65 millions of speakers
pl

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libretto
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator German - Ukrainian

лібрето
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator German - Romanian

libret
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator German - Greek

λιμπρέτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator German - Afrikaans

libretto
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator German - Swedish

libretto
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator German - Norwegian

libretto
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Libretto

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIBRETTO»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of Libretto
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Examples of use in the German literature, quotes and news about Libretto

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10 GERMAN BOOKS RELATING TO «LIBRETTO»

Discover the use of Libretto in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Libretto and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in German literature.
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Tristan und Isolde - Ein Vergleich zwischen Richard Wagners ...
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Neuere Deutsche Literatur, Note: 1, Universitat Wien (Institut fur neuere deutsche Philologie), Veranstaltung: Seminar Richard Wagner und die Literatur, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract ...
Veronika Luther, 2009
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Von Göttern und Hirten - Das Libretto der Zarzuela im 17. ...
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Romanistik - Spanische Sprache, Literatur, Landeskunde, Note: 1,7, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit wird eines der Interferenzgebiete zwischen Literatur ...
Susanne Ziese, 2009
3
Libretto im Progress:
Das Opernlibretto Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny von Bertolt Brecht und Kurt Weill weist eine auerst verwickelte Textgeschichte auf.
Esbjörn Nyström, 2005
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Geschichtsklitterung - Die Vorwürfe Gegen Das Libretto Zu ...
Essay aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Geschichte Europa - and.
Maxim Menschenin, 2012
5
Maddrax - Folge 301: Libretto des Todes
Der Weg zu Xijs möglicher Heilung führt über Barreut, das frühere Bayreuth.
Christian Schwarz, 2011
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Die Transformation der Elektra vom Schauspiel Hofmannsthals ...
Die vorliegende Hausarbeit befaßt sich mit der Transformation des Schauspieltextes Elektra von Hugo von Hofmannsthal in das Opernlibretto zur gleichnamigen Oper von Richard Strauss (Op. 58).
Sabine Stölting, 2005
7
Österreichische Oper oder Oper in Österreich?: die ...
Angesichts der Eigenstandigkeit des osterreichischen Theaters, der Literatur und der Musik, wie sie seit dem 17.
Pierre Béhar, Herbert Schneider, 2005
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Streiflichter: unzeitgemässe Essays zu Kultur, Sprache und ...
Schon das Libretto selbst - der Text zu einem längeren Musikwerk, sei es nun Oper, Operette oder Oratorium - ist innerhalb der literarischen und linguistischen Forschung bis jetzt eher vernachlässigt worden. Aus meiner ganzen Studienzeit  ...
Ernst Leisi, 1995
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Selected Essays on Opera
It seems especially desirable that the 'ancillary' genre of the libretto should receive fairer treatment both with regard to its dramatic and its poetic qualities, for the serious critical attempts to deal with this stepchild of literature are few and far  ...
Ulrich Weisstein, Walter Bernhart, 2006
10
Bollettino Verdi - vol. I, n. 1
Franceseo Flora The libretto of Un ballo in ma- schera, esprcially the external cir- cumstances of its inception, has given rise to a sizable liierature, based primarily on the correspondence be- tween Verdi and his librettist, Antonio Somma (who ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIBRETTO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Libretto is used in the context of the following news items.
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Libretto & Dcokah's “Black Codes” [Music Video]
Libretto returns home to the Jordan Downs Housing Projects in Watts, CA for the location of his latest video, “Black Codes” ft. Dcokah. The setting provides the ... «SOHH, Sep 16»
2
Pegasystems Appoints Tom Libretto Chief Marketing Officer
Mr. Libretto, reporting to founder and CEO Alan Trefler, will lead Pegasystems' global marketing initiatives, including brand, advertising, digital marketing, ... «Marketwired, Aug 16»
3
Review: 'Vanessa' shines despite libretto short of singable language
The biggest problem with “Vanessa” is the libretto. The story is intriguing and could even have come from the pen of Edgar Allen Poe with its psychological twists ... «Albuquerque Journal, Aug 16»
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Neuer Stadtschreiber arbeitet an Libretto
Schriftsteller Christoph Klimke arbeitet meist an mehreren Werken gleichzeitig. Zurzeit arbeitet er an einer Novelle, einem Theaterstück und einem Libretto für ... «Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung, Jul 16»
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DGA Taps Veteran NBC Director John LiBretto To Chair Negotiating ...
The DGA continues to gear up for next year's round of contract negotiations, naming award-winning NBC news and sports director John LiBretto as chairman of ... «Deadline, Jul 16»
6
Hamilton: The Revolution Companion Book Published Today (Video)
The 288-page hardcover, co-written with Jeremy McCarter, includes, not only the complete libretto of the hit musical, but interviews with the creators and stars, ... «Playbill.com, Apr 16»
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'Yardbird' opera at the Apollo: A respectable success, despite the ...
Daniel Schnyder's score seems better than before - but especially weighed down by Bridgette A. Wimberly's libretto, with its endless bird imagery and little sense ... «Philly.com, Apr 16»
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'Prince of Players' score soars, while libretto is a letdown
But this compelling score and subject find themselves let down by a libretto based on Jeffrey Hatcher's "Compleat Female Stage Beauty," which premiered in ... «Houston Chronicle, Mar 16»
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Miserable libretto, music to match: Andrea Chénier reviewed
Opera North continues to be the most reliable, inspiring, resourceful and enterprising opera company in the United Kingdom, and all that without taking account ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jan 16»
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L'Antitrust multa le Poste: 540mila euro per la pubblicità del libretto ...
(ansa) MILANO - La pubblicità sul libretto Smart costa cara alle Poste Italiane, che ricevono una sanzione da 540 mila euro da parte dell'Antitrust per pratica ... «La Repubblica, Dec 15»
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