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Musical and Opera Librettist Biographies

*List of librettists is in order of popularity with the StageAgent community.

Librettists

What is a librettist?

A librettist is a person who writes the text of a work such as musical theatre or opera.

Librettists

Michael Bennett

Librettist, Composer, Lyricist

24
Librettists

William Finn

Librettist, Composer, Lyricist

21
Librettists

W.S. Gilbert

Librettist, Playwright

21
Librettists

Betty Comden

Playwright, Librettist, Lyricist

17
Librettists

Glen Hansard

Librettist, Lyricist, Composer

17
Librettists

Eric Idle

Playwright, Librettist, Composer, Lyricist, Author

16
Librettists

Moss Hart

Playwright, Librettist

14
Librettists

Meredith Willson

Librettist, Composer, Lyricist

13
Librettists

Tony Kushner

Playwright, Librettist, Lyricist

11
Librettists

Arthur Laurents

Playwright, Librettist

10
Librettists

Terrence McNally

Playwright, Librettist

8
Librettists

Alain Boublil

Librettist, Lyricist

7