librettist

[ li-bret-ist ]

noun

1. the writer of a libretto.

librettist

/ lɪˈbrɛtɪst /

noun

1. the author of a libretto

Word History and Origins

Origin of librettist¹

From the Italian word librettista, dating back to 1860–65. See libretto, -ist

Example Sentences

Von Hofmannsthal is best remembered now as the librettist of Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier.

From The Daily Beast

Without applying to another librettist, he began to search for a ready-made text.

From Project Gutenberg

The librettist now having need of his services for the finale, Daland enters, and the act winds up with a showy trio.

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There are the verses, exclaimed the librettist; I wrote them in an hour.

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He proposed as a good subject, "Alexander and Roxane," and set a librettist to work at the adaptation of it.

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In operatic work the librettist and composer must work hand in hand.

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Related Words

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