librettist

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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

But he’s never had a librettist like Waldman.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2024

"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

No finer opening for an opera has ever been devised, and it is remarkable how the composer and librettist have managed to sustain this high level right through the four acts of the work.

From Shakespeare and Music by Wilson, Christopher