librettist
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“Lalovavi,” a first opera for both composer Kevin Day and librettist Tifara Brown, is an Afrofuturist fantasy with nods to the “Black Panther” movies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
There are further Bernstein and librettist Steven Sondheim overseers to consider.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 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
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
It was a brave attempt of Sir Charles Stanford, but he was beaten by his librettist every time.
From Shakespeare and Music by Christopher Wilson