Famous librettists

author of the libretto (words) of an opera or a similar extended musical composition

760 people

All Alive Deceased
Vida Ognjenović

Vida Ognjenović

1941 · Age 84
Alive
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Paul Dehn

1912 – 1976 · Age 63
Deceased
August Gottlieb Meißner

August Gottlieb Meißner

1753 – 1807 · Age 53
Deceased
August Hermann Niemeyer

August Hermann Niemeyer

1754 – 1828 · Age 73
Deceased
Lockroy

Lockroy

1803 – 1891 · Age 87
Deceased
Leonardo Balada

Leonardo Balada

1933 · Age 92
Alive
Lee Breuer

Lee Breuer

1937 – 2021 · Age 83
Deceased
Yuriy Izdryk

Yuriy Izdryk

1962 · Age 63
Alive
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Pierre Perrin

1620 – 1675 · Age 55
Deceased
Hans Marchwitza

Hans Marchwitza

1890 – 1965 · Age 74
Deceased
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Abel Meeropol

1903 – 1986 · Age 83
Deceased
Włodzimierz Wolski

Włodzimierz Wolski

1824 – 1882 · Age 57
Deceased
Jean-Louis Vaudoyer

Jean-Louis Vaudoyer

1883 – 1963 · Age 79
Deceased
Émile de Najac

Émile de Najac

1828 – 1889 · Age 60
Deceased
V

Vladimir Kirshon

1902 – 1938 · Age 35
Deceased
Myfanwy Piper

Myfanwy Piper

1911 – 1997 · Age 85
Deceased
Rida Johnson Young

Rida Johnson Young

1869 – 1926 · Age 57
Deceased
Francesco Antonio Pistocchi

Francesco Antonio Pistocchi

1659 – 1726 · Age 67
Deceased
Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni

Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni

1692 – 1768 · Age 76
Deceased
H

Howard Barker

1946 · Age 79
Alive
F. C. Burnand

F. C. Burnand

1836 – 1917 · Age 80
Deceased
Peter Kien

Peter Kien

1919 – 1944 · Age 25
Deceased
Adolphe de Leuven

Adolphe de Leuven

1802 – 1884 · Age 82
Deceased
Salomon Hermann Mosenthal

Salomon Hermann Mosenthal

1821 – 1877 · Age 56
Deceased
Cristoforo Ivanovich

Cristoforo Ivanovich

1628 – 1689 · Age 61
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q8178443