Nicholas Lens
Nicholas Lens | |
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.jpg) Nicholas Lens in Paris in 2007 | |
| Born | Nicholas Lens Noorenbergh 1957 (age 66–67) Ypres, Belgium |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Website | www |
Nicholas Lens Noorenbergh (born 1957) is a Belgian composer of contemporary music, particularly known for his operas.[1][2] His work is published by Schott Music International (Mainz/NY)[1] and Mute Song [3] (London) and distributed by Universal Music Group and Sony BMG International.
Lens lives alternately in Brussels and Venice.[4]
Works
Operas
- Shell Shock, opera with libretto by Nick Cave, world premiere on 24 October 2014 at the Royal Opera House La Monnaie [5][6][7][8]
- Slow Man,[9][10] opera with libretto by John M. Coetzee based on his novel Slow Man,[11] world premiere on 5 July 2012 at the Malta Festival, Grand Theatre, Poznań[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Vocal and chamber music
- The Puppet Designer for baritone and chamber orchestra, published by Schott Music International 2006 [19]
- Wired, theatrical chamber music for harp and soprano, premiered at Beijing, China on 5 December 2006.[2]
- The trilogy The Accacha Chronicles (2005),[20][21] for soprano, tenor, countertenor, mezzo-soprano, baritone, bass, male actor, small choir, mixed choir and chamber orchestra, Sony BMG 82876 66239 2, published by Schott Music International [22]
- Flamma Flamma – The Fire Requiem (1994), Sony Classical SK 66293 [23][24]
- Terra Terra – The Aquarius Era (1999), BMG Classics 74321 697182
- Amor Aeternus – Hymns of Love (2005), Sony BMG 82876 66238 2
- Orrori dell'Amore (1995) for soprano, baritone, counter tenor and chamber orchestra, CD release on Sony Classical (SK 62016), published by Schott Music International[25]
Films and film scores
- The film (22 min.) Love Is the Only Master I'll Serve, premiered at the Brooklyn International Film Festival New York, June 2006[26]
- The soundtrack of Mein erstes Wunder, a film by Anne Wild, world premiere at Berlin International Film Festival, 2003 [27]
- The soundtrack of ‘’Marie Antoinette is niet dood’’, a film by Irma Achten, world premiere at Rotterdam International Film Festival, 1996[28]
References
- ^ a b "Nicholas Lens - Profile". Schott-music.com. 14 November 1957. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Lens Nicholas (1957) | Matrix". Matrix-new-music.be. 14 November 1957. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ [1] Archived 30 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Nicholas Lens: aan de opera met Nick Cave | AGENDA magazine blog". Agendamagazine.be. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "La Monnaie ¦ De Munt". Lamonnaie.be. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Nick Cave Has Written An Opera 'Shell Shock' To Premiere In October". Louderthanwar.com. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Nick Cave en Nicholas Lens creëren opera 'Shell Shock'". Theartserver.org. 21 March 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Cave en Lens skep opera oor WOI". Dieburger.com. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "J.M. Coetzee opera to have world premiere in Poznan - Thenews.pl :: News from Poland". Thenews.pl. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ [2] Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Zwykły człowiek - rozmowa z Nicholasem Lensem - Wywiady" (in Polish). Empik.com. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Roszak, Joanna (July 2012). "And We Break Down Ourselves" Bi-Weekly, Polish National Audiovisual Institute
- ^ Derkaczew, Joanna (11 July 2012). "'Slow Man' - Coetzee w operze. Jak gaśnie człowiek". Gazeta Wyborcza.
- ^ "JM Coetzee Writes Libretto for Slow Man – The Opera". Bookslive.co.za. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Multimedia: Slow Man the Opera Premiers in Poland (Plus: Honorary Doctorate for Coetzee)". Booklive.co.za. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Uitgeverij Cossee :: Nieuwsbericht :: J.M. Coetzee op de planken". Uitgeverijcossee.nl. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "J.M. Coetzee - nieuws". Jmcoetzee.nl. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Znany noblista odwiedzi Poznań | Lepszy Poznań - informacje z Twojego fyrtla". Lepszypoznan.pl. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Shop - Nicholas Lens - The Puppet Designer". Schott-music.com. 18 June 1996. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "LENS Accacha Chronicles BMG CLASSICS 82876 66239 2 [MC]: Classical CD Reviews- March 2005 MusicWeb-International". Musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Nicholas Lens". TuneCore.com. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Cover Story: 100 Greatest Albums you never heard of - Tulsa World: Archives". Tulsaworld.com. 31 December 1999. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ Time Magazine (1995). "MEMENTO MORI". 'Time Inc, 1995', Retrieved on 23 February 2007.
- ^ "Flammagories, hommage à Nicholas Lens - ANTHOLOGIE - Fiche livre - Critiques - Adaptations". nooSFere.com. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "De Filmkrant :: Marie Antoinette Is Niet Dood". Filmkrant.nl. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "LOVE IS THE ONLY MASTER I'LL SERVE by Nicholas Lens - Experimental Film @ Brooklyn Film Festival". Wbff.org. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Mein erstes Wunder". Meinersteswunder.de. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
- ^ "Marie Antoinette is niet dood". IMDb.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Nicholas Lens : Publisher Schott Music International Mainz
- Publisher Mute Song London:
- Nicholas Lens at IMDb
- Review of Flamma Flamma (The Fire Requiem)
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