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librettist

[li-bret-ist] / lɪˈbrɛt ɪst /








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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

The last work he staged, “Moby Dick” was for Wilson “Messiah”-like in that he picked and chose bits from a novel with an already interrupted narrative the way Handel’s librettist did from the Bible.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

"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


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