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19th-century librettists

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Abbie Gerrish-JonesPerson · Music memorabiliaAbbie Jane Gerrish-Jones (September 10, 1863 – February 5, 1929) was an American composer, librettist and music writer.
Afanasy FetPerson · Music memorabiliaAfanasy Afanasyevich Fet (Russian: Афана́сий Афана́сьевич Фет, IPA: [ɐfɐˈnasʲɪj ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈfʲɛt]), later known as Shenshin (Russian: Шенши́н, IPA: [ʂɨnˈʂɨn]; 5 December [O.S.
Alban BergPerson · Music memorabiliaAlban Maria Johannes Berg (9 February 1885 – 24 December 1935) was an Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School.
Albert GiraudAuthor · BooksAlbert Giraud (lang; 23 June 1860 – 26 December 1929) was a Belgian poet who wrote in French.
Albert Hay MalottePerson · Music memorabiliaAlbert Hay Malotte (May 19, 1895 – November 16, 1964) was an American pianist, organist, composer and educator, best known for his musical setting of "The Lord's Prayer".
Albert LortzingPerson · Music memorabiliaGustav Albert Lortzing (23 October 1801 – 21 January 1851) was a German composer, librettist, actor and singer.
Albert SteffenIllustrator · IllustrationAlbert Steffen (10 December 1884, Wynau, Switzerland – 13 July 1963, Dornach, Switzerland) was a poet, painter, dramatist, essayist, and novelist.
Alexander RitterPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Sascha Ritter (7 June 1833 – 12 April 1896) was a German composer and violinist. He wrote two operas, Der faule Hans and Wem die Krone?; a few songs; a symphonic waltz;
Alexei KhomyakovAuthor · BooksIllustration — Self-portrait (1842)
Alfred de MussetAuthor · BooksAlfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (lang; 11 December 1810 – 2 May 1857) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist.
Alfred Edward HousmanAuthor · BooksAlfred Edward Housman (26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936) was an English classical scholar and poet.
Alfred KerrAuthor · BooksAlfred Kerr (né Kempner; 25 December 1867 – 12 October 1948, surname: langno) was an influential German theatre critic and essayist of Jewish descent, nicknamed the Kulturpapst ("Culture…
Alfred NossigAuthor · BooksAlfred Nossig (18 April 1864 – 22 February 1943) was a Jewish sculptor, writer, and activist in Zionism and Polish civil society. During World War II, he was held in the Warsaw Ghetto.
Anna HaavaAuthor · BooksAnna Haava (born Anna Rosalie Haavakivi; 15 October 1864 – 13 March 1957) was an Estonian poet, writer and translator in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
Anton Wilhelm von ZuccalmaglioAuthor · BooksIllustration — Zuccalmaglio Memorial, Waldbröl.
Antonio García GutiérrezAuthor · BooksAntonio García Gutiérrez (5 July 1813 – 6 August 1884) was a Spanish Romantic dramatist.
Antonio GhislanzoniAuthor · BooksAntonio Ghislanzoni (anˈtɔːnjo ɡizlanˈtsoːni; 25 November 1824 – 16 July 1893) was an Italian journalist, poet, and novelist who wrote librettos for Verdi, among other composers, of which…
Antonio SommaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Antonio Somma
Armand SilvestreAuthor · BooksPaul Armand Silvestre (18 April 1837 – 19 February 1901) was a 19th-century French poet and conteur born in Paris.
Arthur RimbaudAuthor · BooksJean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts,…
August StrammAuthor · BooksAugust Stramm (29 July 1874 – 1 September 1915) was a German war poet and playwright who is considered the first of the expressionists.
Béla BalázsPhotographer · PhotographyHerbert Bauer (disambiguation)Herbert Bauer
Bertolt BrechtAuthor · BooksEugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet.[61] Coming of age…
Blaise CendrarsDesigner · Modern designFrédéric-Louis Sauser (1 September 1887 – 21 January 1961), better known as Blaise Cendrars (lang), was a Swiss-born novelist and poet who became a naturalized French citizen in 1916.
Bohuslav MartinůPerson · Music memorabiliaBohuslav Jan Martinů (December 8, 1890 – August 28, 1959) was a Czech composer of modern classical music.
Carl OrffPerson · Music memorabiliaCarl Heinrich Maria Orff (10 July 1895 – 29 March 1982) was a German composer and music educator who is best known for composing the cantata Carmina Burana and formulating concepts of his…
Catulle MendèsAuthor · BooksAbraham Catulle Mendès (French pronunciation: [katyl mɑ̃dɛs]; 22 May 1841 – 8 February 1909) was a French poet and man of letters. He was associated with the Parnassianist school.
Charles Ferdinand RamuzAuthor · BooksCharles Ferdinand Ramuz (24 September 1878 – 23 May 1947) was a French-speaking Swiss writer.
Clemens KraussPerson · Music memorabiliaClemens Heinrich Krauss (31 March 1893 – 16 May 1954) was an Austrian conductor and opera impresario, particularly associated with the music of Richard Strauss, Johann Strauss and Richard…
ColetteAuthor · BooksSidonie-Gabrielle Colette (lang; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette or as Colette Willy, was a French author and woman of letters.
Detlev von LiliencronAuthor · BooksBaron Detlev von Liliencron born Friedrich Adolf Axel von Liliencron (3 June 1844 in Kiel22 July 1909) was a German poet and novelist from Kiel.
Dimitrios DemeterAuthor · BooksDimitrija Demeter or Dimitrije Demeter (Dimitrios Dimitriou; 21 July 1811 – 24 June 1872) was a Croatian poet, dramatist, short story writer and literary critic.
Donald Ogden StewartPerson · Film memorabiliaDonald Ogden Stewart (November 30, 1894 August 2, 1980) was an American writer and screenwriter best known for his sophisticated golden age comedies and melodramas, such as The Philadelphia…
DumanoirAuthor · BooksPhilippe François Pinel (filip fʁɑ̃swa pinɛl), known as Dumanoir (dymanwaʁ; 31 July 1806 – 16 November 1865), was a French playwright and librettist.
Edna St. Vincent MillayAuthor · BooksVincent Millay (February 22, 1892 – October 19, 1950) was an American lyrical poet and playwright.
Eduard DevrientAuthor · Books(Philipp) Eduard Devrient (11 August 18014 October 1877) was a German baritone, librettist, playwright, actor, theatre director, and theatre reformer and historian.
Eduard von BauernfeldAuthor · BooksEduard von Bauernfeld (13 January 1802 – 9 August 1890) was an Austrian dramatist, born in Vienna.
Edward ThomasAuthor · BooksPhilip Edward Thomas (3 March 1878 – 9 April 1917) was a British writer of English poetry and prose.
Else Lasker-SchülerAuthor · BooksElse Lasker-Schüler (née Elisabeth Schüler) (11 February 1869 – 22 January 1945) was a German poet and playwright. She was one of the few women affiliated with the Expressionist movement.
Emanuel GeibelAuthor · BooksEmanuel von Geibel (17 October 1815 – 6 April 1884) was a German poet and playwright.
Émile AugierAuthor · BooksGuillaume Victor Émile Augier (French pronunciation: [ɡijom viktɔʁ emil oʒje]; 17 September 1820 – 25 October 1889) was a French dramatist.
Émile ZolaAuthor · BooksÉmile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (also; French: [emil zɔla]; 2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary…
Emmanuel HielAuthor · BooksEmmanuel Hiel (30 May 183427 August 1899), was a Flemish-Dutch poet and prose writer.
Engelbert HumperdinckPerson · Music memorabiliaEngelbert Humperdinck (lang; 1 September 1854 – 27 September 1921) was a German composer of opera. He is best known for his opera Hansel and Gretel (1893).
Enrico GoliscianiAuthor · BooksIllustration — Ed. Ricordi 1883, musica di Francesco Paolo Frontini
Ernest DowsonAuthor · BooksErnest Christopher Dowson (2 August 186723 February 1900) was an English poet, novelist, and short-story writer.
Ernst MarischkaPerson · Film memorabiliaErnst Marischka (2 January 1893 – 12 May 1963) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for more than 90 films between 1913 and 1962.
Ernst PasquéPerson · Music memorabiliaErnst Heinrich Anton Pasqué (3 September 1821 – 20 March 1892) was a German operatic baritone, opera director, theatre director, writer and librettist.
Ernst von WolzogenPerson · Music memorabiliaErnst von Wolzogen (23 April 1855 – 30 August 1934) was a cultural critic, a writer and a founder of Cabaret in Germany.
Ernst WiechertAuthor · BooksErnst Wiechert (18 May 1887 – 24 August 1950) was a German teacher, poet and writer.
Eugen RothAuthor · BooksEugen Roth (January 24, 1895 – April 28, 1976) was a Bavarian poet who wrote mostly humorous verse.
F. C. BurnandAuthor · BooksIllustration — From The History of "Punch"
Fanny CrosbyPerson · Music memorabiliaFrances Jane van Alstyne (née Crosby; March 24, 1820 – February 12, 1915), more commonly known as Fanny J. Crosby, was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer.
Ferdinando FontanaAuthor · BooksFerdinando Fontana (30 January 1850 – 10 May 1919) was an Italian journalist, dramatist, and poet.
France PrešerenAuthor · BooksFrance Prešeren (3 December 1800 – 8 February 1849) was a Slovene poet whose works are widely considered some of the most important in Slovene literature.
Frances Ridley HavergalAuthor · BooksFrances Ridley Havergal (14 December 1836 – 3 June 1879) was an English religious poet and hymnwriter.
Francesco Maria PiaveAuthor · BooksIllustration — Francesco Maria Piave
Francis JammesAuthor · BooksFrancis Jammes (2 December 1868 – 1 November 1938) was a French poet. He spent most of his life in his native region of Béarn and the Basque Country and his poems are known for their…
Francisco CamprodónAuthor · BooksFrancisco Camprodón y Safont (4 March 1816 – 16 August 1870) was a Spanish playwright, poet, politician and librettist, originally from Catalonia.
Frank CravenPerson · Film memorabiliaFrank Craven (August 24, 1875September 1, 1945) was an American stage and film actor, playwright, and screenwriter, best known for originating the role of the Stage Manager in Thornton…
Frank MartinPerson · Music memorabiliaFrank Théodore Martin (15 September 1890 – 21 November 1974) was a Swiss composer who spent much of his life in the Netherlands.
Franz SchrekerPerson · Music memorabiliaFranz Schreker (originally Schrecker; 23 March 1878 – 21 March 1934) was an Austrian composer, conductor, librettist, teacher and administrator.
Franz WerfelAuthor · Books
Friederike KempnerAuthor · BooksIllustration — Friederike Kempner
Friedrich ChrysanderAuthor · BooksLeopold von Kalckreuth (1901)
Friedrich Georg JüngerAuthor · BooksFriedrich "Fritz" Georg Jünger (1 September 1898 – 20 July 1977) was a German writer and lawyer. He wrote poetry, cultural criticism and novels.
Friedrich HebbelAuthor · BooksChristian Friedrich Hebbel (18 March 1813 – 13 December 1863) was a German poet and dramatist.
Gabriel MontoyaAuthor · BooksGabriel Montoya (20 October 1868, in Alès – 7 October 1914, in Castres) was a French singer, chansonnier and lyricist. The son of a pharmacist, Joseph-Henri-Victor Montoya and Noémie-
Gene BuckIllustrator · IllustrationEdward Eugene Buck (August 7, 1885 – February 24, 1957) was an American illustrator of sheet music, musical theater lyricist, and president of the American Society of Composers, Authors and…
Georg KaiserAuthor · BooksFriedrich Carl Georg Kaiser, called Georg Kaiser, (25 November 1878 – 4 June 1945) was a German dramatist.
Georg MeyndtPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Georg Meyndt (January 5, 1852 - December 17, 1903) was a Transylvanian notary and songwriter.
George Frederick CameronAuthor · BooksGeorge Frederick Cameron (24 September 1854 – 17 September 1885) was a Canadian poet, lawyer, and journalist, best known for the libretto for the operetta Leo, the Royal Cadet.
George S. KaufmanPerson · Film memorabiliaGeorge Simon Kaufman (November 16, 1889June 2, 1961) was an American playwright, theater director and producer, humorist, and drama critic.
Gerard Manley HopkinsAuthor · BooksGerard Manley Hopkins (28 July 1844 – 8 June 1889) was an English poet and Jesuit priest.
Gertrud KolmarAuthor · BooksGertrud Käthe Chodziesner (10 December 1894 – March 1943), known by the literary pseudonym Gertrud Kolmar, was a German lyric poet and writer.
Gertrud von Le FortAuthor · BooksBaroness Gertrud von Le Fort (born Gertrud Auguste Lina Elsbeth Mathilde Petrea Freiin von Le Fort; 11 October 1876 – 1 November 1971) was a German writer.
Gertrude SteinAuthor · BooksGertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector.
Giovacchino ForzanoPerson · Film memorabiliaGiovacchino Forzano (dʒovakˈkiːno forˈtsaːno; 19 November 1884 – 28 October 1970) was an Italian playwright, librettist, stage and film director.
Giovanni RuffiniAuthor · BooksGiovanni Ruffini (1807 in Genoa – 1881) was an Italian writer and patriot of the early 19th century.
Giuseppe AdamiPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Portrait of Giuseppe Adami
Giuseppe UngarettiAuthor · BooksGiuseppe Ungaretti (8 February 1888 – 2 June 1970) was an Italian modernist poet, journalist, essayist, critic, academic, and recipient of the inaugural 1970 Neustadt International Prize…
Gottfried KellerAuthor · BooksGottfried Keller (19 July 1819 – 15 July 1890) was a Swiss poet and writer of German literature.
Guillaume ApollinaireAuthor · BooksGuillaume Apollinaire (born Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Aleksander Apolinary Kostrowicki;
Gustav HolstPerson · Music memorabiliaGustav Holst (born Gustavus Theodore von Holst; 21 September 1874 – 25 May 1934) was an English composer, arranger and teacher.
Guy BoltonPerson · Music memorabiliaGuy Reginald Bolton (23 November 1884 – 4 September 1979) was an Anglo-American playwright and writer of musical comedies.
Handrij ZejlerAuthor · BooksHandrij Zejler (1 February 1804 – 15 October 1872; official German name Andreas Seiler) was a Sorbian writer, Lutheran pastor, and national activist.
Heinrich SeidelAuthor · BooksHeinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Seidel (25 June 1842, Perlin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin – 7 November 1906, Berlin) was a German engineer, poet and writer.
Henri Auguste BarbierAuthor · BooksIllustration — Henri Auguste Barbier
Henri CazalisAuthor · BooksHenri Cazalis (French: [kazalis]; 9 March 1840, Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Val-d'Oise – 1 July 1909, Geneva) was a French physician who was a symbolist poet and man of letters and wrote under…
Henri de RégnierAuthor · BooksHenri-François-Joseph de Régnier (28 December 1864 – 23 May 1936) was a French symbolist poet, considered one of the most important of France during the early 20th century.
Henri DuvernoisAuthor · BooksIllustration — Henri Duvernois
Henri GhéonAuthor · BooksHenri Ghéon (15 March 1875 – 13 June 1944), born Henri Vangeon in Bray-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne, was a French playwright, novelist, poet and critic.
Henrik IbsenAuthor · BooksHenrik Johan Ibsen (lang; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright.
HervéPerson · Music memorabiliaLouis-Auguste Florimond Ronger (30 June 1825 – 3 November 1892), who used the pseudonym Hervé, was a French singer, composer, librettist, conductor and scene painter, whom Ernest Newman,…
Hippolyte-Julien-Joseph LucasAuthor · BooksIllustration — Hippolyte Lucas
Hugo von HofmannsthalAuthor · BooksHugo Laurenz August Hofmann von Hofmannsthal (German: [ˈhuːɡo fɔn ˈhoːfmanstaːl]; 1 February 1874 – 15 July 1929) was an Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and…
Igor StravinskyPerson · Music memorabiliaIgor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (17 June 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French (from 1934) and American citizenship (from 1945).
Ira GershwinPerson · Music memorabiliaIra Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the…
Ivan VsevolozhskyPerson · Music memorabiliaIvan Alexandrovich Vsevolozhsky (Russian: Иван Александрович Всеволожский; 1835–1909) was the Director of the Imperial Theatres in Russia from 1881 to 1898 and director of the Hermitage…
J. B. PriestleyAuthor · BooksJohn Boynton Priestley (13 September 1894 – 14 August 1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator.
J. M. BarrieAuthor · BooksSir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet (9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a British novelist and playwright.
Jacint VerdaguerAuthor · BooksJacint Verdaguer i Santaló (17 May 1845 – 10 June 1902) was a Spanish writer and priest, regarded as one of the greatest poets of Catalan literature and a prominent literary figure of the…
Jack YellenPerson · Music memorabiliaJack Selig Yellen (Jacek Jeleń; July 6, 1892 – April 17, 1991) was an American lyricist and screenwriter.
James JoyceAuthor · BooksJames Augustine Aloysius Joyce (born James Augusta Joyce; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic.
Janet LewisAuthor · BooksJanet Lewis (disambiguation)
Jaroslav KvapilAuthor · BooksJaroslav Kvapil (25 September 1868 – 10 January 1950) was a Czech poet, theatre director, translator, playwright and librettist.
Jaroslav VrchlickýAuthor · BooksJaroslav Vrchlický (ˈjaroslav ˈvr̩xlɪtskiː; 17 February 1853 – 9 September 1912) was a Czech lyrical poet. He was nominated for the Nobel prize in literature eight times.
Jean LorrainAuthor · BooksJean Lorrain (9 August 1855 in Fécamp, Seine-Maritime – 30 June 1906), born Paul Alexandre Martin Duval, was a French poet and novelist of the Symbolist school.
Joan MaragallAuthor · BooksJoan Maragall i Gorina (10 October 1860 – 20 December 1911) was a Catalan poet, journalist and translator, the foremost member of the modernisme movement in literature.
Johann Gabriel SeidlAuthor · BooksJohann Gabriel Seidl (21 June 1804 – 18 July 1875) was an Austrian archeologist, poet, storyteller and dramatist.
Johannes R. BecherAuthor · BooksJohannes R. Becher was a German poet, politician, novelist, writer, resistance fighter and songwriter (1891–1958). He was born in Munich and died in East Berlin.
John KilianAuthor · BooksJohn Kilian also Johann Kilian, Jan Kilian, pron (March 22, 1811 – September 12, 1884) was a Lutheran pastor and leader of the colony known as the Wends of Texas.
John Millington SyngeAuthor · BooksEdmund John Millington Synge (16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909), popularly known as J. M. Synge, was an Irish playwright, poet, and collector of folklores.
José BruyrAuthor · BooksIllustration — A photo of José Bruyr and his wife Berthe Bunel, taken in 1922.
Joseph Victor von ScheffelAuthor · BooksJoseph Victor von Scheffel (16 February 1826 – 9 April 1886) was a German poet and novelist. His novel Ekkehard (1855) became one of the most popular German novels in the 19th century.
Joséphine ColombAuthor · BooksJoséphine Colomb (née, Bouchet; 4 February 1833 – 17 September 1892) was a 19th-century French children's writer, lyricist, and translator who signed her works, Mme J.
Jules MassenetPerson · Music memorabiliaJules Émile Frédéric Massenet (12 May 1842 – 13 August 1912) was a French composer of the Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty.
Julius WeismannPerson · Music memorabiliaJulius Weismann (26 December 1879 22 December 1950) was a German pianist, conductor, and composer.
Karel SabinaAuthor · BooksKarel Sabina (pen names include Arian Želinský and Leo Blass; 29 December 1813 – 8 November 1877) was a Czech writer and journalist.
Karl CostaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Gravestone

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