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Recent Examples of librettist
Their liberating actions are symbolic by design, according to Davis and librettist Havis.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Terese Svoboda is an American poet, novelist, memoirist, short story writer, librettist, translator, biographer, critic, and videomaker.
—Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
The librettist Gene Scheer thinned this fat, meaty book down to a fleet skeleton, organizing the characters into shifting pairs.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Heggie credits the late playwright/librettist Terrence McNally, who came prepared with ideas for possible productions and advocated for Prejean’s book as source material.
—Georgia Rowe, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
Terese Svoboda is an American poet, novelist, memoirist, short story writer, librettist, translator, biographer, critic, and videomaker.
—Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
The librettist Gene Scheer thinned this fat, meaty book down to a fleet skeleton, organizing the characters into shifting pairs.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Heggie credits the late playwright/librettist Terrence McNally, who came prepared with ideas for possible productions and advocated for Prejean’s book as source material.
—Georgia Rowe, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for librettist
Noun
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The distinction is further underscored by the involvement of The Roots, whose co-founder and lead MC, Black Thought, is widely regarded as one of hip-hop's greatest lyricists.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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As the first show without late drummer/lyricist Neil Peart since 1974, the kick-off was suffused with nearly overwhelming emotion, both onstage and off.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2026
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The film is dedicated to the late composer Sakamoto Ryuichi, whose experimental late-period music Kogonada drew on throughout the project.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Conlon also launched Recovered Voices, an initiative to revive operas by composers who had been murdered or driven into exile during the Nazi era.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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James Lasdun’s new book, The Family Man, reckons with the Alex Murdaugh murder case, which the poet, novelist, screenwriter, and short-story writer covered for The New Yorker.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
17 June 2026
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James Baldwin, a poet, activist and essayist, is one of the most influential figures in American history.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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As the most discerning, up-to-the-minute voice in all things travel, Condé Nast Traveler is the global citizen’s bible and muse, offering both inspiration and vital intel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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The role of a muse requires a deep understanding, acquired through evident curiosity and authentic interest.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Heti’s detractors could probably put a bottle in the middle of a table and entertain themselves reading lines out of context in suave, poetaster voices.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2022
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But -aster words have never been particularly common, with the exception of poetaster, an inferior poet.—
Melissa Mohr,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 June 2018
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“Librettist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/librettist. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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