Lavrenti Vachnadze writes:

>A friend is asking about English-language librettos(i) with better
>literary/dramaturgical merits.  There are certainly the Britten operas
>to suggest: Billy Budd, Peter Grimes,...

High on my list in this category would be Auden and Kallman's Rake's
Progress.  They also did wonderful translations of both Don Giovanni
and The Magic Flute.

Julia Werthimer <[log in to unmask]>
California, USA