A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Brindisi

by William H. Cummings

BRINDISI (Ital. far brindisi; Span. brindar, 'to drink one's health'), a drinking or toasting song. Well-known and popular examples are 'Il segreto' in 'Lucrecia Borgia,' and 'Libiamo' in the 'Traviata'—the latter written for chorus, with solos for soprano and tenor.

[ W. H. C. ]