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One is a free or low-cost learning series about the composer-librettist pair, whose witty, tuneful works lampooned social climbers, the legal profession, the military, the class system and more.
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Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2026
Jackson had a similar experience during grad school with Jackie O, by the composer Michael Daugherty and the librettist Wayne Koestenbaum.
—Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
The Grammys and the opera category The Best Opera Recording award goes to the conductor, album producers, principal soloists, and the composer and librettist, if applicable, of a world premiere opera recording.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026
Their liberating actions are symbolic by design, according to Davis and librettist Havis.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
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Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Feb. 2026
Jackson had a similar experience during grad school with Jackie O, by the composer Michael Daugherty and the librettist Wayne Koestenbaum.
—Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
The Grammys and the opera category The Best Opera Recording award goes to the conductor, album producers, principal soloists, and the composer and librettist, if applicable, of a world premiere opera recording.
—Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2026
Their liberating actions are symbolic by design, according to Davis and librettist Havis.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
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librettist
noun
li·bret·tist
lə-ˈbret-əst 
: the writer of a libretto
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