Famous librettists

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

481 people

All Alive Deceased
Anthony Newley

Anthony Newley

1931 – 1999 · Age 67
Deceased
Marc Connelly

Marc Connelly

1890 – 1980 · Age 90
Deceased
Riccardo Bacchelli

Riccardo Bacchelli

1891 – 1985 · Age 94
Deceased
David Malouf

David Malouf

1934 · Age 91
Alive
Antonio Ghislanzoni

Antonio Ghislanzoni

1824 – 1893 · Age 68
Deceased
George S. Kaufman

George S. Kaufman

1889 – 1961 · Age 71
Deceased
Elena Văcărescu

Elena Văcărescu

1864 – 1947 · Age 82
Deceased
Armando Iannucci

Armando Iannucci

1963 · Age 62
Alive
Jules Barbier

Jules Barbier

1825 – 1901 · Age 75
Deceased
Jules Perrot

Jules Perrot

1810 – 1892 · Age 82
Deceased
Arsène Arnaud Claretie

Arsène Arnaud Claretie

1840 – 1913 · Age 73
Deceased
Abraham Goldfaden

Abraham Goldfaden

1840 – 1908 · Age 67
Deceased
Jean Lorrain

Jean Lorrain

1855 – 1906 · Age 50
Deceased
Peter Sellars

Peter Sellars

1957 · Age 68
Alive
Léonide Massine

Léonide Massine

1896 – 1979 · Age 82
Deceased
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Nahum Tate

1652 – 1715 · Age 63
Deceased
James Lipton

James Lipton

1926 – 2020 · Age 93
Deceased
Sergey Gorodetsky

Sergey Gorodetsky

1884 – 1967 · Age 83
Deceased
Johan Henric Kellgren

Johan Henric Kellgren

1751 – 1795 · Age 43
Deceased
Isaac de Benserade

Isaac de Benserade

1613 – 1691 · Age 77
Deceased
Terrence McNally

Terrence McNally

1938 – 2020 · Age 81
Deceased
Michael Cristofer

Michael Cristofer

1945 · Age 81
Alive
Hervé

Hervé

1825 – 1892 · Age 67
Deceased
Charles Simon Favart

Charles Simon Favart

1710 – 1792 · Age 81
Deceased
Lev Ivanov

Lev Ivanov

1834 – 1901 · Age 67
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q8178443