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librettist

[li-bret-ist] / lɪˈbrɛt ɪst /








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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

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

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

Franco Faccio had the inestimable boon of the services of Boito as librettist for his Hamlet opera.

From Shakespeare and Music by Christopher Wilson


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