Libretti [noun]

The tenor dies; the prima donna appears to do the same, but the libretto consoles you by declaring that she only swoons.

He was equally delighted with the music and libretto of Serovs opera Judith, which he heard in 1863.

In any case he received the first part of the libretto from Ostrovsky in March or April.

A few days ago I was lunching with Ostrovsky, and he proposed, entirely of his own accord, to write a libretto for me.

I would give anything just now to get a good historical libretto—not Russian.

Probably the real reason why he lost his interest in the libretto of Othello is to be found in his entire devotion to this work.

Therein may be found the essence of Wilde's play, adapted to form the libretto of the opera.

I had hoped to learn still more of the libretto of this little play, but you know more of mine.

He met Scribe, the omnipotent libretto-monger of the day, and of course nothing came of it.

He carried to completion a grand opera libretto, Bradamante, for which he had an unusual predilection.