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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.
Abel MeeropolAuthor · BooksAbel Meeropol (February 10, 1903 – October 29, 1986) was an American songwriter and poet whose works were published under his pseudonym Lewis Allan.
Abraham a Sancta ClaraAuthor · BooksAbraham a Sancta Clara (born Johann Ulrich Megerle; 2 July 16441 December 1709) was an Augustinian friar.
Adam CornfordAuthor · BooksAdam Francis Cornford (born 26 February 1950) is a British poet, journalist, and essayist and the great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin.
Adam OehlenschlägerAuthor · BooksAdam Gottlob Oehlenschläger (14 November 177920 January 1850) was a Danish poet and playwright. He introduced romanticism into Danish literature.
Adam WażykAuthor · BooksAdam Ważyk born Ajzyk Wagman (17 November 1905 – 13 August 1982) was a Polish poet, essayist and writer born to a Jewish family in Warsaw.
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.
Ahmed ArifAuthor · BooksAhmed Arif (21 April 1927 in Siverek – 2 June 1991 in Ankara) was a Turkish-Kurdish poet.
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.
Alessandro StriggioPerson · Music memorabiliaAlessandro Striggio the Younger (ca. 1573 – 8 June 1630) was an Italian librettist, the son of the composer Alessandro Striggio.
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;
Alexander SumarokovAuthor · BooksAlexander Petrovich Sumarokov (Villmanstrand –) was a Russian poet and playwright who single-handedly created classical theatre in Russia, thus assisting Mikhail Lomonosov to inaugurate the…
Alexandre-Vincent Pineux DuvalPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Alexandre Duval
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.
Allan RamsayAuthor · BooksAllan Ramsay (c. 15 October 16847 January 1758) was a Scottish poet (or makar), playwright, publisher, librarian and impresario of early Enlightenment Edinburgh.
Allen GinsbergAuthor · BooksIrwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet and writer.
Ana BlandianaAuthor · BooksAna Blandiana (ˈana blandiˈana; pen name of Otilia Valeria Coman; born 25 March 1942) is a Romanian poet, essayist, and political figure.
Andreas BouraniPerson · Music memorabiliaAndreas Bourani (born Stiegelmair; 2 November 1983) is a German pop singer and songwriter.
Andreas GryphiusAuthor · BooksAndreas Gryphius (Andreas Greif; 2 October 161616 July 1664) was a German poet and playwright.
Angela Sommer-BodenburgAuthor · BooksAngela Sommer-Bodenburg (born December 18, 1948) is the author of a number of fantasy books for children.
Angelo AnelliAuthor · BooksAngelo Anelli (10 November 1761 – 9 April 1820) was an Italian poet and librettist who also wrote under the pseudonyms Marco Landi and Niccolò Liprandi.
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.
Anne SextonAuthor · BooksAnne Sexton (born Anne Gray Harvey; November 9, 1928 – October 4, 1974) was an American poet known for her highly personal, confessional verse.
Anne WeberAuthor · BooksAnne Weber (born 13 November 1964) is a German-French author, translator and self-translator.
Antoine Houdar de La MotteAuthor · BooksAntoine Houdar de la Motte (18 January 167226 December 1731) was a French writer.
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 PalombaAuthor · BooksAntonio Palomba (20 December 1705 – 1769) was an Italian opera librettist, poet, harpsichordist, and music educator. He also worked as a notary.
Antonio SommaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Antonio Somma
Aonghas MacNeacailAuthor · Books
Aribert ReimannPerson · Music memorabiliaAribert Reimann (4 March 1936 – 13 March 2024) was a German composer, pianist, and accompanist, known especially for his literary operas.
Armand SilvestreAuthor · BooksPaul Armand Silvestre (18 April 1837 – 19 February 1901) was a 19th-century French poet and conteur born in Paris.
Armando IannucciPerson · Film memorabiliaArmando Giovanni Iannucci (born 28 November 1963) is a Scottish satirist, writer, director, producer, and performer.
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.
August von Platen-HallermündeAuthor · BooksKarl August Georg Maximilian Graf von Platen-Hallermünde (24 October 17965 December 1835) was a German poet and dramatist. In German he mostly is called Graf (Count) Platen.
August Wilhelm SchlegelAuthor · BooksAugust Wilhelm von Schlegel (Schlegel until 1812; lang; 8 September 176712 May 1845) was a German scholar, critic, Orientalist, Indologist, translator and poet.
Auguste Creuzé de LesserAuthor · BooksBaron Auguste Creuzé de Lesser (3 October 1771 – 14 August 1839) was a French poet, playwright, librettist and politician.
Barthold Heinrich BrockesAuthor · BooksBarthold Heinrich Brockes (September 22, 1680 – January 16, 1747) was a German poet.
Béla BalázsPhotographer · PhotographyHerbert Bauer (disambiguation)Herbert Bauer
Ben JonsonAuthor · BooksBen Johnson (disambiguation)
Bengt PohjanenPerson · Film memorabiliaBengt Erik Benedictus Pohjanen (born 26 June 1944 in Kassa in Pajala, Norrbotten, Sweden), is a Swedish author, translator and priest living in Överkalix.
Bernard of ClunyAuthor · BooksBernard of Cluny (or, of Morlaix or Morlay) was a twelfth-century French Benedictine monk, best known as the author of De contemptu mundi (On Contempt for the World), a long verse satire in…
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…
Betty ComdenPerson · Music memorabiliaBetty Comden (May 3, 1917 – November 23, 2006) was an American lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter who contributed to numerous Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th…
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.
Boris BlacherPerson · Music memorabiliaBoris Blacher (19 January [O.S. 6 January] 1903 – 30 January 1975) was a German composer and librettist.
Boris VianPerson · Music memorabiliaBoris Vian (French: [bɔʁis vjɑ̃]; 10 March 1920 – 23 June 1959) was a French polymath who is primarily remembered for his novels.
Brian MortonPerson · Music memorabiliaBrian Morton (born 1954) is a Scottish writer, journalist and former broadcaster, specialising in jazz and modern literature.
Brian YorkeyPerson · Music memorabiliaBrian Yorkey is an American playwright and lyricist. His works often explore dark and controversial subject matter such as mental illness, grief, the underbelly of suburbia, and ethics in…
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…
Carlo GoldoniAuthor · BooksCarlo Osvaldo Goldoni (also; 25 February 1707 – 6 February 1793) was an Italian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice.
Casimir DelavigneAuthor · BooksIllustration — Casimir Delavigne.
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.
Cecilie LøveidAuthor · BooksCecilie Løveid (born 21 August 1951) is a Norwegian novelist, poet, playwright, and writer of children's books.
Cesare PaveseAuthor · BooksCesare Pavese (9 September 1908 – 27 August 1950) was an Italian novelist, poet, short story writer, translator, literary critic, and essayist.
Cesare SterbiniAuthor · BooksCesare Sterbini (1784 – 19 January 1831) was an Italian writer and librettist.
Charles Ferdinand RamuzAuthor · BooksCharles Ferdinand Ramuz (24 September 1878 – 23 May 1947) was a French-speaking Swiss writer.
Charles Paul de KockAuthor · BooksCharles Paul de Kock (May 21, 1793 in Passy, Paris – April 27, 1871 in Paris) was a French novelist. Although one of the most popular and beloved writers of his day, e
Chaya CzernowinPerson · Music memorabiliaChaya Czernowin (ˌχaja t͡ʃɛʁˈnobin; born December 7, 1957) is an Israeli American contemporary classical composer internationally known for her extensive oeuvre which includes opera,…
Christian Friedrich HenriciAuthor · BooksChristian Friedrich Henrici (14 January 1700 – 10 May 1764), writing under the pen name Picander, was a German poet and librettist for many works by Johann Sebastian Bach, notably the St…
Christian Fürchtegott GellertAuthor · BooksChristian Fürchtegott Gellert (4 July 171513 December 1769) was a German poet, novelist, and popular moralistic writer, one of the forerunners of the golden age of German literature that…
Christian Hoffmann von HoffmannswaldauAuthor · BooksChristian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau (baptised 25 December 1616 – 4 April 1679) was a German poet of the Baroque era.
Christian Knorr von RosenrothAuthor · BooksChristian Knorr von Rosenroth (15/16 July 1636 – 4 May 1689) was a German Christian Hebraist and Christian Cabalist born in Alt-Raudten (today Stara Rudna) in Silesia.
Christiana Mariana von ZieglerAuthor · BooksChristiana Mariana von Ziegler (28 June 1695 – 1 May 1760) was a German poet and writer.
Christoph Christian SturmAuthor · BooksIllustration — Christoph Christian Sturm
Christoph HeinAuthor · BooksChristoph Hein (German: [ˈkʁɪstɔf ˈhaɪn]; born 8 April 1944) is a German author and translator.
Claude-Michel SchönbergPerson · Music memorabiliaClaude-Michel Schönberg (born 6 July 1944) is a French record producer, actor, singer, songwriter, and musical theatre composer, best known for his collaborations with lyricist Alain…
Clemens BrentanoAuthor · BooksClemens Wenzeslaus Brentano (also Klemens; pseudonym: Clemens Maria Brentano; German: [bʁɛnˈtaːno];
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.
Daron HagenPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Daron Hagen
David Henry HwangAuthor · Books
David MaloufAuthor · BooksDavid George Joseph Malouf (mə-LOOF; 20 March 1934 – 22 April 2026) was an Australian poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright and librettist.
Derek WalcottAuthor · BooksSir Derek Alton Walcott (23 January 1930 – 17 March 2017) was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright.
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.
Dieter TrautweinPerson · Music memorabiliaDieter Trautwein (30 July 1928 – 9 November 2002) was a German Protestant theologian and writer of numerous Christian hymns of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL).
Dimitri VerhulstPerson · Film memorabiliaDimitri Verhulst (born 2 October 1972) is a Belgian writer and poet. He is best known for his novels Problemski Hotel and The Misfortunates.
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.
Dionysios SolomosAuthor · BooksDionysios Solomos (ði.oˈnisios soloˈmos; 8 April 1798 – 9 February 1857) was a Greek poet from Zakynthos, who is considered to be Greece's national poet.
Dmitri ShostakovichPerson · Music memorabiliaDmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (25 September 19069 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in…
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.
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…
Dorothy FieldsPerson · Music memorabiliaDorothy Fields (July 15, 1904 – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote more than 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films.
Dorothy PorterAuthor · BooksDorothy Featherstone Porter (26 March 1954 – 10 December 2008) was an Australian poet. She was a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award for lifetime achievement in poetry.
DumanoirAuthor · BooksPhilippe François Pinel (filip fʁɑ̃swa pinɛl), known as Dumanoir (dymanwaʁ; 31 July 1806 – 16 November 1865), was a French playwright and librettist.
Durs GrünbeinAuthor · BooksDurs Grünbein (born 9 October 1962) is a German poet and essayist.
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 TaylorAuthor · BooksEdward Taylor (c.1642 – June 29, 1729) was a colonial American poet, pastor and physician of English origin.
Edward ThomasAuthor · BooksPhilip Edward Thomas (3 March 1878 – 9 April 1917) was a British writer of English poetry and prose.
Elfriede JelinekAuthor · BooksElfriede Jelinek (lang; born 20 October 1946) is an Austrian playwright and novelist.
Elizabeth BishopAuthor · BooksElizabeth Bishop (February 8, 1911 – October 6, 1979) was an American poet and short-story writer.
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.
Enda WalshPerson · Film memorabiliaEnda Walsh (born 1967) is an Irish playwright. After growing up in a large family in Dublin, Walsh worked as a film editor and theatre actor before debuting his first play, Disco Pigs in…
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).
Enn VetemaaPerson · Music memorabiliaEnn Vetemaa (June 20, 1936 – March 28, 2017) was an Estonian writer sometimes referred to as a "forgotten classic", as well as "the unofficial master of the Estonian Modernist short novel".
Enrico GoliscianiAuthor · BooksIllustration — Ed. Ricordi 1883, musica di Francesco Paolo Frontini
Erdmann NeumeisterAuthor · BooksErdmann Neumeister (12 May 1671 – 18 August 1756) was a German Lutheran pastor and hymnologist.
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.
Eric de KuyperPerson · Film memorabiliaEric de Kuyper (born 2 September 1942) is a Flemish-Belgian and Dutch writer, semiologist, art critic, and experimental film director.
Erich FriedAuthor · BooksErich Fried (6 May 1921 – 22 November 1988) was an Austrian-born poet, writer, and translator.
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.

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