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librettist

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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li·bret·tist /lɪˈbretɪst/ noun [countable]  APMsomeone who writes librettos 〔歌剧、音乐剧的〕歌词[脚本]作者
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librettistThese works raise a serious question as to whether their subjects are suitable cases for treatment - that is, by librettists and composers.Composer / librettist Glass and choreographer / director Marshall are working with substantial material here.His librettists whether poets, novelists, producers or scholars, tailored their books to his minutely worked-out requirements.With Bley conducting and Paul Haines, the original librettist, as narrator, the opera was revived to ecstatic reviews.Mozart's librettist for Figaro was himself a controversial and colourful character.
li·bret·tist nounChineseSyllable
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librettist
librettist /lɪˈbretəst, lɪˈbretɪst/ noun [countable]
someone who writes librettos


li·bret·tistBrE /lɪˈbretɪst/ 🔊NAmE /lɪˈbretɪst/ 🔊 nouna person who writes the words for an opera or a musical play (歌剧或音乐剧的)剧本作者,歌词作者