Margaret Ross Griffel

Margaret Ross Griffel (born 9 July 1943) is an American musicologist and author.

Biography Griffel graduated from High School of Music & Art, in Manhattan, New York in 1961. She earned a B.A. from Barnard College in 1965, M.A. in European and American History from Boston University in 1966, and a Ph.D. in musicology from Columbia University in 1975. She has served as the senior editor at Columbia University's Office of Publications and has done editorial work for various publishers. Her January 2018 revised edition of Operas in German: A Dictionary contains more than 4,500 entries and her December 2012 revised edition of Operas in English: A Dictionary contains 4,400.

Awards The December 2012 revised edition of Operas in English: A Dictionary received the "Booklist Editor's Choice Award" in 2013 and the "Library Journal Best Reference" in 2012.

Works Operas in German: A Dictionary, published in 1990, (paper), (ebook); revised 2018 Operas in English: A Dictionary, published in 2013, (print), (ebook)