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British librettists

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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…
Aonghas MacNeacailAuthor · Books
Armando IannucciPerson · Film memorabiliaArmando Giovanni Iannucci (born 28 November 1963) is a Scottish satirist, writer, director, producer, and performer.
Brian MortonPerson · Music memorabiliaBrian Morton (born 1954) is a Scottish writer, journalist and former broadcaster, specialising in jazz and modern literature.
Don BlackAuthor · BooksDonald Blackstone (born 21 June 1938), known professionally as Don Black, is an English lyricist. His works have included numerous musicals, movie, television themes and hit songs.
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…
Eric CrozierPerson · Music memorabiliaEric Crozier OBE (14 November 1914 – 7 September 1994) was a British theatrical director, opera librettist and producer, long associated with Benjamin Britten.
Erich FriedAuthor · BooksErich Fried (6 May 1921 – 22 November 1988) was an Austrian-born poet, writer, and translator.
Frances Ridley HavergalAuthor · BooksFrances Ridley Havergal (14 December 1836 – 3 June 1879) was an English religious poet and hymnwriter.
George Mackay BrownAuthor · BooksGeorge Mackay Brown (17 October 1921 – 13 April 1996) was a Scottish poet, author and dramatist with a distinctly Orcadian character.
Gerard Manley HopkinsAuthor · BooksGerard Manley Hopkins (28 July 1844 – 8 June 1889) was an English poet and Jesuit priest.
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.
Hans KellerPerson · Music memorabiliaHans (Heinrich) Keller (11 March 19196 November 1985) was an Austrian-born British musician and writer, who made significant contributions to musicology and music criticism, as well as…
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.
James JoyceAuthor · BooksJames Augustine Aloysius Joyce (born James Augusta Joyce; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic.
Jonathan HarveyPerson · Music memorabiliaJonathan Dean Harvey (3 May 1939 – 4 December 2012) was a British composer. He held teaching positions at universities and music conservatories in Europe and the United States.
Judith WeirPerson · Music memorabiliaDame Judith Weir (born 11 May 1954) is a British composer. She served as Master of the King's Music from 2014 to 2024.
Julian FellowesPerson · Film memorabiliaJulian Alexander Kitchener-Fellowes, Baron Fellowes of West Stafford (born 17 August 1949), known professionally as Julian Fellowes, is an English actor, novelist, writer, producer, film…
Myfanwy PiperPerson · Music memorabiliaMary Myfanwy Piper (məˈvanuj; 28 March 1911 – 18 January 1997) was a British art critic and opera librettist. She was the founder of the periodical Axis, which was devoted to abstract art.
Ninette de ValoisAuthor · BooksDame Ninette de Valois (born Edris Stannus; 6 June 1898 – 8 March 2001) was an Irish-born British ballet dancer, teacher, choreographer, and director of classical ballet.
Roma RyanAuthor · BooksRoma Shane Ryan (born 20 January 1950) is an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist who lives in Killiney, Ireland.
Rudyard KiplingAuthor · BooksJoseph Rudyard Kipling (RUD-yərd; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English journalist, novelist, poet and short-story writer.
Stevie SmithIllustrator · IllustrationFlorence Margaret Smith (20 September 1902 – 7 March 1971), known as Stevie Smith, was an English poet and novelist.
Tim RiceAuthor · BooksSir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English songwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows,…

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