librettist
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The better choice is Mr. Adams’s first opera, “Nixon in China,” a collaboration with the librettist Alice Goodman and the director Peter Sellars that had its premiere, in Houston, in 1987.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Schoenberg’s wife, Gertrud, a librettist, and son Larry established Belmont Music Publishers in 1965.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 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 King angrily interposes in the next number, “Enough of Spring and Pleasure,” whereupon the harper sings a beautiful ballad interpolated by the librettist.
From The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers by George P. (George Putnam) Upton
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