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.
幕間の出し物としてコントが行われた。
A comedy sketch was performed as an intermezzo.
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.
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.