In order to enjoy opera, you have to know a number of very simple, straight-forward TECHNICAL things about it. (This may surprise some people; but, really, in my experience, when introducing folks to opera, I’ve found (repeatedly) I have to cover the very basics, however briefly.

A libretto (plural: libretti) is THE LYRICS. Like, ALL of them. Plus, it includes some very basic blocking (who’s on the stage, who’s picking up what from the table, who’s going after whom with a dagger, that kind of thing).

Here’s how a libretto is normally written.

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