Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner

male, deceased (1883)
German, der ring des nibelungen, Opera composer, opera, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, tristan und isolde…libretto
Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 - 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his...

Libretto

male
Italian, masque, requiem, scenario, Musical theatre, oratorio
A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, musical, masque, sacred or secular oratorio and cantata,...
Francesco Maria Piave

Francesco Maria Piave

male, deceased (1876)
libretto, macbeth, Il Corsaro, la traviata, Italian, verdi
Francesco Maria Piave (18 May 1810 - 5 March 1876) was an Italian librettist who was Verdi's life-long friend and collaborator. Like Verdi, Piave...
Luigi Illica

Luigi Illica

male, deceased (1919)
libretto, tosca, madama butterfly, la boheme, Opera librettist, Silent film
Luigi Illica was a famous librettist who wrote for Giacomo Puccini (usually with Giuseppe Giacosa), Alfredo Catalani, Umberto Giordano and other...
Giuseppe Giacosa

Giuseppe Giacosa

male, deceased (1906)
libretto, from Turin, la boheme, Playwright, Italian, Opera librettist
Giuseppe Giacosa (21 October, 1847 - 1 September, 1906) was an Italian poet, playwright and librettist. He was born in Colleretto Parella, now...
Arrigo Boito

Arrigo Boito

male, deceased (1918)
Italian opera composer, libretto, Italian, journalist, Opera composer, Romantic composer
Arrigo Boito (February 24, 1842 - June 10, 1918) was an Italian poet, journalist, novelist and composer, best known today for his opera libretti...
Arthur Sullivan

Arthur Sullivan

male, deceased (1900)
parlour songs, Irish Symphony, Overture di Ballo, Symphony in E, Irish, The Absent-Minded Beggar, Concerto for Cello and Orchestra…libretto
Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (May 13 1842 - November 22 1900) was an English composer best known for his operatic collaborations with librettist W....
Felice Romani

Felice Romani

female, deceased (1865)
libretto, Opera librettist, composer, Italian, writer, from Genoa
Felice Romani (january 31, 1788 - january 28, 1865) was an Italian poet and scholar of literature and mythology who wrote many librettos for the...
Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

male, deceased (1929)
libretto, Austrian, novelist, writer, Playwright, Austrian nobility
Hugo von Hofmannsthal (February 1, 1874 - July 15, 1929), was an Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and essayist.
Gian Carlo Menotti

Gian Carlo Menotti

male, deceased (2007)
The Saint of Bleecker Street, LGBT, libretto, The Consul, pulitzer prize, Opera librettist
Gian Carlo Menotti was an Italian-born American composer and librettist who wrote the classic Christmas opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors" among...