libretto
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Sofi Oksanen’s crystalline Finnish libretto, translated into multiple languages by Aleksi Barrière, Saariaho’s son, takes place on two levels that gradually meld into one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
There’s not a traditional libretto, so the story is transmitted mostly through song lyrics.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
The late Herbert Kretzmer, who wrote the English libretto for Les Misérables, felt he was not given enough credit for transforming the original French musical into the hugely popular English-language version, letters have revealed.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025
From a forthcoming choral libretto premiering in Finland to a graphic novel retelling of the "Epic of Gilgamesh," Macfarlane’s creative orbit keeps expanding.
From Salon • May 28, 2025
If Ethan were here, he’d have the whole libretto written by the time we stepped out of the car.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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