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

Hugh Wheeler

Playwright, Librettist

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Lionel Bart

Composer, Lyricist, Librettist

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Nick Blaemire

Librettist, Lyricist, Composer

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Philip Glass

Composer, Librettist

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Heather Hach

Playwright, Librettist

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E.Y. "Yip" Harburg

Librettist, Lyricist

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Sheldon Harnick

Librettist, Lyricist, Composer

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Thomas Meehan

Librettist

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Gian Carlo Menotti

Librettist, Composer

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Dominique Morisseau

Playwright, Librettist

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John O'Farrell

Playwright, Librettist, Author

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Justin Paul

Librettist, Composer, Lyricist