Librettist Collection

Oscar Hammerstein II
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist and librettist, famous for his professional partnership with Richard Rogers. Wrote lyrics for " South Pacific" etc

Caricature of Joseph Mery, French writer
Caricature of Joseph Mery (1797-1866), French writer, journalist, playwright and librettist, by Nadar and Riou. Date: 1859

Eugene Scribe, French author
Eugene Scribe (1791-1861), French author, dramatist and opera librettist. Date: circa 1850s

William Schwenck Gilbert (1836 - 1911) English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator. Date: 1904

Cartoon, Mr William Yardley, English cricketer and writer
Cartoon portrait, Mr William Yardley (1849-1900), English first class cricketer (Cambridge University and Kent) - Always good at scoring. He was also an actor, playwright and drama critic. 1884

Cartoon, Mr James (Jimmy) Davis (1853-1907), pen name Owen Hall (a pun on owing all, referring to his gambling and extravagant lifestyle), Irish-born theatre writer, librettist, racing correspondent

General John Burgoyne, British army officer
General John Burgoyne (1722-1792), British army officer, dramatist and politician. circa 1770s

VERDI & BOITO AT PIANO VERDI & BOITO AT PIANO
GIUSEPPE VERDI the Italian opera composer with his librettist, Arrigo Boito Date: 1813-1901

Cartoon, An Ironmaster at the Savoy
Cartoon, An " Ironmaster" at the Savoy -- the librettist Ws Gilbert in a suit of armour, with the much smaller figure of Richard D Oyly Carte looking up at him

Caricature, Ws Gilbert and Pottinger Stephens
Caricature, Ws Gilbert (1836-1911) and Henry Pottinger Stephens (1851-1903), English dramatists. Gilbert, in the form of a schoolmaster, says of the younger man

Caricature of Charles Alias and H B Farnie
Caricature of Charles Alias (c1852-1921), theatrical costumier, and Henry Brougham Farnie (1836-1889), author, librettist and adapter -- Opera Bouffe collaborators. 1882

Caricatures of Alexander Henderson and H B Farnie
Caricatures of Alexander Henderson, theatre owner and director, and Henry Brougham Farnie (1836-1889), author, librettist and adapter -- Not Exactly " Out of the Hunt"

Caricature of Arthur Sullivan and Ws Gilbert -- The Latest Converts to Aestheticism. A reference to their latest operetta, Patience, a satire on the aesthetic movement. 1881

Caricature of the comic author Robert Reece
Caricature of the British comic playwright and librettist Robert Reece -- Jokes on Job or Hire. circa 1880s

Caricature of the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan
Caricature of Sir Arthur Sullivan, English composer of operettas with the librettist Ws Gilbert, as well as other works. One of the Parents of the Pirates (referring to the Pirates of Penzance)

Arrigo Boito
ARRIGO GUISEPPE GIOVANNI BOITO Italian composer and librettist Date: 1842 - 1918

Fontenelle / Cook
BERNARD LE BOVIER DE FONTENELLE - French writer and librettist Date: 1657 - 1757

Fontenelle / Dumont
BERNARD LE BOVIER DE FONTENELLE - French writer and librettist Date: 1657 - 1757

Fontenelle / St Aubin
BERNARD LE BOVIER DE FONTENELLE - French writer and librettist Date: 1657 - 1757

Fontenelle / Delpech
BERNARD LE BOVIER DE FONTENELLE - French writer and librettist Date: 1657 - 1757

Fontenelle / Hopwood
BERNARD LE BOVIER DE FONTENELLE - French writer and librettist Date: 1657 - 1757

FONTENELLE (1657 - 1757)
BERNARD LE BOVIER DE FONTENELLE - French writer and librettist. Date: 1657 - 1757

Sir William Schwenk Gilbert, author and librettist. 1883

Hugo von Hofmannsthal - Austrian poet
Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874-1929), Austrian poet, writer, dramatist. Date: circa 1900s

Anthony Burgess 1917-93
ANTHONY BURGESS British novelist, critic and composer. Also active as a librettist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, essayist and broadcaster Date: 1917 - 1993

Sir William Schwenk Gilbert - English parodist & librettist
Sir William Schwenk Gilbert (1836-1911), English parodist and librettist. Gilbert wrote Christmas burlesque and humorous poetry

Arrigo Boito with Verdi
ARRIGO GUISEPPE GIOVANNI BOITO Italian composer and librettist with Verdi Date: 1842 - 1918

Rosenkavalier 1st Night
Richard Strauss with Max Reinhardt (3rd from left, back), librettist Hoffman- sthal (behind the composer) and other VIPs, on the first night at Dresden, 26.1.1911

HOFMANNSTHAL (1874-1929)
HUGO VON HOFMANNSTHAL Austrian writer & librettist, notably with Richard Strauss

Verdi & Boito at Piano
ARRIGO BOITO Italian composer and librettist, with Giuseppe Verdi, for whom he wrote two opera libretti Date: 1842 - 1918

Arrigo Boito / Photo
ARRIGO GUISEPPE GIOVANNI BOITO Italian composer and librettist

Lorenzo Da Ponte
LORENZO DA PONTE Italian poet and librettist. Wrote librettos for Mozart and established a class in New York, advancig interest in Italian culture in the US

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