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librettist

[li-bret-ist] / lɪˈbrɛt ɪst /








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Mr. Geter and his librettist, Jarrod Lee, had to render the tale with opera singers, not guitar players, on stage.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 9, 2025

The project marks Edmunds’ debut as a librettist.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2025

"Fire Shut Up in My Bones," the work of jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard and writer-director Kasi Lemmons, was the first opera by a Black composer or librettist to reach the Met stage.

From Salon Oct. 6, 2024

From this kernel, Saariaho and her librettist, Finnish novelist Sofi Oksanen, developed the scenario, which has 13 singing or speaking roles: seven at the school and six at the wedding banquet.

From Seattle Times May 28, 2024

After Dumas comes the librettist who transposed the story into suitable Italian verse to be set to music.

From Stars of the Opera by Mabel Wagnalls




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