Definition of "librettist" []

• The author of a libretto. (noun)

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• "GO: Yes - the librettist is my brother, Ruben Ortiz."
• "Brooks works closely with collaborators, such as librettist Thomas Meehan and director-choreographer Susan Stroman, much like author Mary Shelley, whose 1818 gothic novel, Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus, came out of a ghost-story writing contest with Lord Byron and other 19th-century intellectuals."
• "Of his new handle "librettist," Shanley told Playbill Radio, "It's a really interesting job and it's a really interesting art form."