French Conversation · Level 104
60 words
French word
librettiste
Pronunciation
IPA/libʁetist/
Meaning
- noun (m./f.)librettist
Example
Un librettiste collabore souvent avec le compositeur.
A librettist often collaborates with the composer.
More examples
Le librettiste a réécrit le livret pour la nouvelle production.
The librettist rewrote the libretto for the new production.
Core concept
A writer who fits dramatic action, sung words, and spoken lines into a musical stage work.
Similar words
parolier: Someone whose profession is writing song lyrics.
auteur: A writer who creates original works, including stories and plays.
scénariste: A screenwriter who develops scripts for film and television.
Definition in French
Personne qui rédige le livret d'un opéra ou d'une comédie musicale, définissant la trame dramatique, les paroles chantées et les répliques parlées.
Word origin
French librettiste comes from Italian librettista, derived from libretto, 'small book', itself a diminutive of libro, 'book'.
Usage tips
- Librettiste has the same form for both genders, so French uses un librettiste or une librettiste.