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Almost all entries of music with text --both in the New works list and the New opera list-- now use a format of
[Composer name] (music) and [Librettist name] (text) - [Wok name][citation]
This format raises the importance of the librettist, which some might hold is an equal artistic role. (I do not disagree with the important artistic contributions of the librettist, by the way.) However, these lists are of the musical product, and, as such, making the function of the librettist to be equivalent to the composer is mistaken. A less-desired side effect is that the full product of the composer during this year may become separated into each work with libretto and a group of instrumental compositions.
I suggest the revision of entries with text to use the format
This revised format maintains the unity of listing works by the compser, and it still allows full recognition of the contributing librettist.
Tgkohn (talk) 20:47, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
My response is, as with the 2023 in classical music and 2025 in classical music pages: No. As stated elsewhere, it is not a 'mistake' in any way at all to equate the contributions of the composer and text writer in a vocal work, or the composer and the librettist to an opera. In both cases, one cannot have the one without the other. As well, the current format for each is the clearest and least cluttered. The proposed layout is unnecessarily confusing and serves no purpose, in my opinion. DJRafe (talk) 15:55, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
