librettist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of librettist
From the Italian word librettista, dating back to 1860–65. See libretto, -ist
Example Sentences
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There are further Bernstein and librettist Steven Sondheim overseers to consider.
From Los Angeles Times
The radicalism is that neither composer nor librettist reveals that this actually works.
From Los Angeles Times
"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
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
“In this art form, we want to try to explore what something felt like,” the librettist says.
From Seattle Times
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