librettist
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The last work he staged, “Moby Dick” was for Wilson “Messiah”-like in that he picked and chose bits from a novel with an already interrupted narrative the way Handel’s librettist did from the Bible.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
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
"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
In the interview, Francesca discusses the process of creating a brand new ending for Puccini’s unfinished final opera Turandot, from recruiting a composer and librettist to deciding on the visual language of the show.
From Slate • May 26, 2024
The composer and librettist, however, soon quarrelled, and the opera scheme lay dormant for some time.
From Shakespeare and Music by Wilson, Christopher
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