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Recent Examples of librettist
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.
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Georgia Rowe, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Over a 7 year period, librettist Brenda Shaughnessy and composer Paola Prestini, directed by Jerron Herman and Jay Scheib, created Sensorium Ex, culminating in a premier performance in Omaha, Nebraska in May 2025.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Classical Field In Classical Categories, composers and lyricists/librettists are now eligible for GRAMMY recognition alongside all other key creative personnel including artists, producers, and engineers on winning albums.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 June 2025
Composer Jasmine Barnes and librettist Deborah D.E.E.P.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
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Georgia Rowe, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Over a 7 year period, librettist Brenda Shaughnessy and composer Paola Prestini, directed by Jerron Herman and Jay Scheib, created Sensorium Ex, culminating in a premier performance in Omaha, Nebraska in May 2025.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Classical Field In Classical Categories, composers and lyricists/librettists are now eligible for GRAMMY recognition alongside all other key creative personnel including artists, producers, and engineers on winning albums.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 June 2025
Composer Jasmine Barnes and librettist Deborah D.E.E.P.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for librettist
Noun
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The movie, which also stars Margaret Qualley, Andrew Scott and Bobby Cannavale, sees Hawke portray 20th century lyricist and songwriter Lorenz Hart.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Dead lyricist Robert Hunter and second drummer Hart joined the group in 1967.—
Erin Osmon,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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McIntosh, a brilliant composer who has a sideline as a virtuoso early-music violinist, revelled in the microtonal shadings that Feldman built into his notation.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Oscar-winning composer Daniel Blumberg was tasked with layering in claps, stomps and screams.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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The hotel champions writers and other creatives, which traces back to owner Jonathan Plutzik’s father, poet Hyam Plutzik, a three-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2026
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Annie Guthrie is a writer and poet whose book The Good Dark was published in 2012.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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.—
Brent Rose,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Feb. 2026
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This association is nowhere to be found on TikTok, but the bird does seem to be a common creative inspiration on the platform, an unlikely muse for memes.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 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 6 Feb. 2026.
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