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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Groff, the three-time National Book Award finalist and best-selling author, wrote the libretto with Doraiswamy and served as a kind of amanuensis to the production.
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Laura Van Straaten, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Eurydice may have even been dwarfed by itself, since in 2021 it was turned into an opera, with a libretto by Ruhl and a score by Matthew Aucoin, and staged at the Met, making the original non-operatic version seem somewhat slight.
—Pamela Newton
june 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
It’s traveled the world over, and Ruhl worked on the libretto of the Met’s 2021 operatic adaptation.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2025
The superb libretto by Simon Robson (based on a scenario by Braham Murray) is a clever series of short flashbacks of Schoenberg’s life, with film accompaniment.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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Laura Van Straaten, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Eurydice may have even been dwarfed by itself, since in 2021 it was turned into an opera, with a libretto by Ruhl and a score by Matthew Aucoin, and staged at the Met, making the original non-operatic version seem somewhat slight.
—Pamela Newton
june 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
It’s traveled the world over, and Ruhl worked on the libretto of the Met’s 2021 operatic adaptation.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2025
The superb libretto by Simon Robson (based on a scenario by Braham Murray) is a clever series of short flashbacks of Schoenberg’s life, with film accompaniment.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025
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“Libretto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/libretto. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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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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