Translation guide
An intermezzo is a short piece of music or performance inserted between acts of a play, opera, or other larger work. In Japanese, it is usually referred to with loanwords or descriptive phrases.
A short piece of music played between acts of an opera, play, or other performance.
The standard Japanese term for a musical intermezzo, especially in classical music contexts.
A brief entertainment or act inserted between parts of a larger show or event.
Literally 'between-act performance', used for any short act or entertainment during an interval.
オペラの間奏曲が美しかった。
The opera's intermezzo was beautiful.
Direct loanword from Italian, used in classical music circles. Often written in katakana.
ブラームスのインテルメッツォを弾いた。
I played Brahms' intermezzo.
Alternative katakana rendering, less common than インテルメッツォ.
そのインターメッツォは短いが印象的だ。
That intermezzo is short but impressive.
A comedy sketch was performed as an intermezzo.
Similar to 幕間の出し物, but 余興 implies a lighter, more entertaining diversion.
幕間の余興で手品を披露した。
He performed magic tricks as an intermezzo.