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Librettists

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Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyPerson · Music memorabiliaPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period.
Rabindranath TagoreAuthor · BooksRabindranath Tagore FRAsS (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali poet, author, playwright, musician, composer, philosopher, social reformer, painter, and one of the foremost figures of…
Ralph BenatzkyPerson · Music memorabiliaRalph Benatzky (5 June 1884 – 16 October 1957) was a Czech-Austrian composer. He composed operas and operettas, such as Casanova (1928), Die drei Musketiere (1929), The White Horse Inn…
Ralph Waldo EmersonAuthor · BooksRalph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet who led the…
Ranieri de' CalzabigiAuthor · BooksRanieri de' Calzabigi (raˈnjɛːri de kaltsaˈbiːdʒi; 23 December 1714 – July 1795) was an Italian poet and librettist, most famous for his collaboration with the composer Christoph Willibald…
Rawdna Carita EiraAuthor · BooksIllustration — Rawdna Carita Eira
Raymond RadiguetAuthor · BooksRaymond Radiguet (lang; 18 June 1903 – 12 December 1923) was a French novelist and poet.
Renato SimoniPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Renato Simoni and Emma Gramatica, 1930 ca.
René CharAuthor · BooksRené Émile Char (lang; 14 June 1907 – 19 February 1988) was a French poet and member of the French Resistance in World War II.
Rhiannon GiddensPerson · Music memorabiliaRhiannon Giddens (born February 21, 1977) is an American musician, actress, and author known for her eclectic folk music.
Richard CarlePerson · Music memorabiliaRichard Carle (born Charles Nicholas Carleton; July 7, 1871 – June 28, 1941) was an American stage and film actor as well as a playwright, lyricist, and stage director.
Richard StraussPerson · Music memorabiliaStrauss#Richard Strauss (disambiguation)Richard Strauss (disambiguation)
Robert AltmanPerson · Film memorabiliaRobert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American filmmaker.
Robert BurnsAuthor · BooksRobert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist.
Robert ReinickIllustrator · IllustrationRobert Reinick (22 February 1805 – 7 February 1852) was a German painter and poet, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.
Robert SouthwellAuthor · BooksRobert Southwell, SJ (c. 1561 – 21 February 1595), also Saint Robert Southwell, was an English Catholic priest of the Jesuit Order.
Roberto JuarrozAuthor · BooksRoberto Juarroz (5 October 1925 – 31 March 1995) was an Argentine poet famous for his "Poesía vertical" (Vertical poetry).
Rodion ShchedrinPerson · Music memorabiliaRodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (rədʲɪˈon kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ɕːɪˈdrʲin; 16 December 1932 – 29 August 2025) was a Soviet and Russian composer, pianist, and music teacher.
Roma RyanAuthor · BooksRoma Shane Ryan (born 20 January 1950) is an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist who lives in Killiney, Ireland.
Rosa MayrederAuthor · BooksRosa Mayreder was an Austrian writer, librettist, pastellist, painter, editor and musician (1858–1938). She was born in Vienna.
Rose AusländerAuthor · BooksRose Ausländer (born Rosalie Beatrice Scherzer; May 11, 1901 – January 3, 1988) was a Jewish poet writing in German and English.
Rudolf BaumbachAuthor · BooksRudolf Baumbach (28 September 1840 – 21 September 1905) was a German poet.
Rudolf G. BindingAuthor · BooksRudolf Georg Binding (13 August 1867 – 4 August 1938) was a German writer. During World War I, he served as a cavalry master and staff officer.
Rudyard KiplingAuthor · BooksJoseph Rudyard Kipling (RUD-yərd; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English journalist, novelist, poet and short-story writer.
Ruggero LeoncavalloPerson · Music memorabiliaRuggero (or Ruggiero) Leoncavallo (23 April 18579 August 1919) was an Italian opera composer and librettist.
Sacha GuitryPerson · Film memorabiliaAlexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (lang; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre.
Salomon FranckAuthor · BooksSalomon (also Salomo) Franck, 6 March 1659 – 11 July 1725), was a German lawyer, scientist, and poet.
Salvatore Di GiacomoAuthor · BooksSalvatore Di Giacomo (12 March 1860 – 5 April 1934) was an Italian poet, songwriter, playwright and fascist, one of the signatories to the Manifesto of the Fascist Intellectuals.
Salvatore ViganòPerson · Music memorabiliaSalvatore Viganò (March 25, 1769 – August 10, 1821) was an Italian choreographer, dancer and composer.
Sebastian SailerPerson · Music memorabiliaSebastian Sailer (12 February 1714 in Weißenhorn – 7 March 1777 in Obermarchtal), born Johann Valentin Sailer, was a German Premonstratensian Baroque preacher and writer.
Sem BenelliAuthor · BooksSem Benelli (August 10, 1877 – December 18, 1949) was an Italian playwright, essayist and librettist.
Sergei ProkofievPerson · Music memorabiliaSergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (– 5 March 1953)While Prokofiev himself believed 11/23 April to be his birth date, the posthumous discovery of his birth certificate showed that he was actually…
Sergey GorodetskyArtist · PaintingsSergey Mitrofanovich Gorodetsky (Серге́й Митрофа́нович Городе́цкий; January 17 1884 – June 8, 1967) was a Russian poet.
Sheridan Le FanuAuthor · BooksJoseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu[1][2] (28 August 1814 – 7 February 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic literature, journalist and newspaper proprietor.[3][17][18] Le Fanu is considered by…
Sholeh WolpeAuthor · BooksSholeh Wolpé (born 1962 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian and American award-winning poet, author, playwright, librettist, and literary translator.
Siegfried WagnerPerson · Music memorabiliaSiegfried Helferich Richard Wagner (6 June 18694 August 1930) was a German composer and conductor, the son of Richard Wagner.
Sophie GayPerson · Music memorabiliaMarie Françoise Sophie Gay (born Nichault de la Valette; 1 July 1776 – 2 March 1852) was a French author who was born in Paris.
Stanley CrouchPerson · Music memorabiliaStanley Lawrence Crouch (December 14, 1945 – September 16, 2020) was an American cultural critic, poet, playwright, novelist, biographer, and syndicated columnist.
Stefan GeorgeAuthor · BooksStefan Anton George (12 July 18684 December 1933) was a German symbolist poet and a translator of Dante Alighieri, William Shakespeare, Hesiod, and Charles Baudelaire.
Stephan HermlinAuthor · BooksStephan Hermlin (German: [ˈʃtɛ.fan ˈhɛʁm.liːn]; 13 April 1915 – 6 April 1997), real name Rudolf Leder, was a German author.
Stevie SmithIllustrator · IllustrationFlorence Margaret Smith (20 September 1902 – 7 March 1971), known as Stevie Smith, was an English poet and novelist.
Svatopluk ČechAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait of Čech by Jan Vilímek
Sylvain MaréchalAuthor · BooksSylvain Maréchal (15 August 1750 – 18 January 1803) was a French essayist, poet, philosopher and political theorist, whose views presaged utopian socialism and communism.[1] His views on a…
Temistocle SoleraAuthor · BooksTemistocle Solera (25 December 1815 – 21 April 1878) was an Italian opera composer and librettist.
Terrence McNallyAuthor · BooksTerrence McNally (November 3, 1938 – March 24, 2020) was an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter.
Theo MarzialsAuthor · BooksThéophile-Jules-Henri "Theo" Marzials (20 December 1850 – 2 February 1920) was a British composer, singer and poet.
Theodor KramerAuthor · BooksIllustration — Theodor Kramer Memorial (Vienna-Leopoldstadt, Am Tabor)
Theodor StormAuthor · BooksHans Theodor Woldsen Storm (De-Theodor Storm.ogg; 14 September 18174 July 1888), commonly known as Theodor Storm, was a German-Frisian writer and poet.
Théophile GautierArtist · PaintingsPierre Jules Théophile Gautier (US: goh-TYAY; French: [pjɛʁ ʒyl teɔfil ɡotje]; 30 August 1811 – 23 October 1872) was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary…
Thomas CampbellAuthor · BooksThomas Campbell (27 July 1777 – 15 June 1844) was a Scottish poet at the intersection of the neoclassical with the Romantic style of British poetry.
Thornton WilderAuthor · BooksThornton Niven Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist.
Thulani DavisAuthor · BooksThulani Davis (born Barbara Neal Davis July 19, 1949) is an American playwright, journalist, librettist, novelist, poet, and screenwriter.
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,…
Toni MorrisonAuthor · BooksChloe Anthony Wofford "Toni" Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019) was an American novelist and editor.
Velimir KhlebnikovAuthor · BooksViktor Vladimirovich Khlebnikov, better known by the pen name Velimir Khlebnikov (Велими́р Хле́бников;
Ventura de la VegaAuthor · BooksBuenaventura José María de la Vega y Cárdenas (July 14, 1807November 29, 1865), more commonly known as Ventura de la Vega, was an Argentinian writer, poet, and literary critic.
Vikram SethAuthor · BooksVikram Seth (born 20 June 1952) is an Indian novelist and poet. The author of three novels and several collections of poetry, he is a recipient of the Padma Shri, a Sahitya Akademi Award,…
Vincenzo GrimaniAuthor · BooksIllustration — Engraved portrait by Martin Bernigeroth
Vladimir LugovskoyAuthor · BooksVladimir Alexandrovich Lugovskoy (Russian: Влади́мир Алекса́ндрович Луговско́й; July 1, 1901 Moscow - June 5, 1957 Yalta) was a Russian constructivist poet.
Wenzel PichlPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Bust of Pichl on his birth house
Werner EgkPerson · Music memorabiliaWerner Egk (17 May 1901 – 10 July 1983), born Werner Joseph Mayer, was a German composer.
Wilfred OwenAuthor · BooksWilfred Edward Salter Owen (18 March 1893 – 4 November 1918) was an English poet and soldier. He was one of the leading poets of the First World War.
Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-BayreuthPerson · Music memorabiliaWilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth was a German autobiographer, composer, lutenist, writer, painter and librettist (1709–1758).
William PlomerAuthor · BooksWilliam Charles Franklyn Plomer (10 December 1903 – 20 September 1973) was a South African and British novelist, poet and literary editor.
Winnie HolzmanAuthor · BooksWinnie Holzman is an American playwright, screenwriter, actress, and producer. She is best known for writing the script of the Tony Award winning Broadway musical Wicked, and for co-writing…
Wolfgang BauerPerson · Film memorabiliaWolfgang Bauer (18 March 1941 – 26 August 2005) was an Austrian writer best known as a playwright who, particularly in his younger days, was regarded as an enfant terrible by the Austrian…
Wolfgang HilbigAuthor · BooksWolfgang Hilbig (31 August 1941 2 June 2007) was a German writer and poet.
Wolfgang RihmPerson · Music memorabiliaWolfgang Michael Rihm (German: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈʁiːm]; 13 March 1952 – 27 July 2024) was a German composer of contemporary classical music and an academic teacher based in Karlsruhe.
Xavier Boniface SaintineAuthor · BooksXavier Boniface Saintine (10 July 1798 – 21 January 1865) was a French dramatist and novelist.
Yakov KnyazhninAuthor · BooksYakov Borisovich Knyazhnin (November 3, 1742 or 1740, Pskov – January 1, 1791, St. Petersburg) was a Russian writer.
Yakov PolonskyAuthor · BooksYakov Petrovich Polonsky was a leading Pushkinist poet who wrote poems faithful to the traditions of Russian Romantic poetry during the heyday of realistic prose.
Yuriy IzdrykAuthor · BooksYuriy Romanovych Izdryk (born 16 August 1962) is a Ukrainian writer, poet, actor, and the creator of the conceptual magazine project Chetver (Thursday).
Yvan GollAuthor · BooksYvan Goll (also written Iwan Goll, Ivan Goll; born Isaac Lang; 29 March 1891 – 27 February 1950) was a French-German poet who was bilingual and wrote in both French and German.

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American librettists64
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17th-century librettists32
Italian librettists29
Russian librettists25
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