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

Burt Shevelove

Playwright, Librettist, Lyricist

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Michael Stewart

Playwright, Librettist, Lyricist

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Richard Wagner

Librettist, Composer

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Scott Wentworth

Librettist

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Gary Barlow

Librettist, Composer, Lyricist

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Guy Bolton

Author, Librettist

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Mark Bramble

Librettist, Author

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Russel Crouse

Playwright, Librettist

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Nilo Cruz

Playwright, Librettist

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Wayne Doyle

Playwright, Librettist, Composer

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Shirley Graham Du Bois

Playwright, Composer, Librettist

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Herbert Fields

Librettist