librettists

Definition of librettistsnext
plural of librettist

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Noun
  • The music of American and Latin American composers has been at the core of the conductor’s repertoire, not just with the Grant Park Music Festival but at other posts in Sarasota, Florida, and in Nashville.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Three actors wearing oversized cartoonish heads portrayed Italian composers Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi and Gioachino Rossini tagged along from much of the first half of the production.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Foreigners have been streaming into Switzerland for centuries—poets, painters, alpinists—and the country long ago adapted to their presence.
    Alice Gregory, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Clinical accuracy is not something with which poets have traditionally tended to preoccupy themselves, but Tennyson’s account of mental extremity impressed the experts.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Witty, imaginative, and brushed with a whisper of melancholy, Blue Moon is a perceptive portrait of one of the 20th century’s finest lyricists.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The Songwriters Hall of Fame, founded in 1969, honors lyricists and composers whose work represents a lasting influence on the music industry.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Here, Strong runs through his memories of playing Lord Blackwood and muses about why Brits are so good at going bad.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
  • And no matter where anyone turned, everyone poked, prodded and dissected the sounds, lyrics and yes, muses – a prospect faced by no other artist in 2025.
    Denise Warner, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Librettists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/librettists. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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