Nicholas Lens

Nicholas Lens
Nicholas Lens in Paris in 2007
Born	1957 Ypres, Belgium
Occupation	Composer
Website	www.nicholaslens.com

Nicholas Lens (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/New York)^[1] and Mute Song ^[3] (London) and distributed by Sony BMG International.

Lens lives alternately in Brussels and Venice.^[4]

Works

Operas

• Shell Shock, opera with libretto by Nick Cave, world premiere on October 24, 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]
  1. Flamma Flamma – The Fire Requiem (1994), Sony Classical SK 66293 ^[23][24]
  2. Terra Terra – The Aquarius Era (1999), BMG Classics 74321 697182
  3. 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, premiered at Berlin, 2003 ^[27]

References

1. "Nicholas Lens - Profile". Schott-music.com. 1957-11-14. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
2. "Lens Nicholas (1957) | Matrix". Matrix-new-music.be. 1957-11-14. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
3. Archived 30 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
4. "Nicholas Lens: aan de opera met Nick Cave | AGENDA magazine blog". Agendamagazine.be. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
5. "La Monnaie ¦ De Munt". Lamonnaie.be. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
6. "Nick Cave Has Written An Opera 'Shell Shock' To Premiere In October". Louderthanwar.com. 2014-03-20. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
7. "Nick Cave en Nicholas Lens creëren opera 'Shell Shock'". Theartserver.org. 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
8. "Cave en Lens skep opera oor WOI". Dieburger.com. 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
9. "J.M. Coetzee opera to have world premiere in Poznan - Thenews.pl :: News from Poland". Thenews.pl. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
10. Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
11. "Zwykły człowiek - rozmowa z Nicholasem Lensem - Wywiady" (in Polish). Empik.com. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
12. Roszak, Joanna (July 2012). "And We Break Down Ourselves" Bi-Weekly, Polish National Audiovisual Institute
13. Derkaczew, Joanna (11 July 2012). "'Slow Man' - Coetzee w operze. Jak gaśnie człowiek". Gazeta Wyborcza.
14. "JM Coetzee Writes Libretto for Slow Man – The Opera". Bookslive.co.za. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
15. "Multimedia: Slow Man the Opera Premiers in Poland (Plus: Honorary Doctorate for Coetzee)". Booklive.co.za. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
16. "Uitgeverij Cossee :: Nieuwsbericht :: J.M. Coetzee op de planken". Uitgeverijcossee.nl. 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
17. "J.M. Coetzee - nieuws". Jmcoetzee.nl. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
18. "Znany noblista odwiedzi Poznań | Lepszy Poznań - informacje z Twojego fyrtla". Lepszypoznan.pl. 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
19. "Shop - Nicholas Lens - The Puppet Designer". Schott-music.com. 1996-06-18. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
20. "LENS Accacha Chronicles BMG CLASSICS 82876 66239 2 [MC]: Classical CD Reviews- March 2005 MusicWeb-International". Musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
21. "Nicholas Lens". TuneCore.com. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
22. "Cover Story: 100 Greatest Albums you never heard of - Tulsa World: Archives". Tulsaworld.com. 1999-12-31. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
23. Time Magazine (1995). MEMENTO MORI". 'Time Inc, 1995', Retrieved on 23 February 2007.
24. "Flammagories, hommage à Nicholas Lens - ANTHOLOGIE - Fiche livre - Critiques - Adaptations". nooSFere.com. 2010-03-21. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
25. "De Filmkrant :: Marie Antoinette Is Niet Dood". Filmkrant.nl. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
26. "LOVE IS THE ONLY MASTER I'LL SERVE by Nicholas Lens - Experimental Film @ Brooklyn Film Festival". Wbff.org. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
27. "Mein erstes Wunder". Meinersteswunder.de. Retrieved 2015-05-15.

External links

• Official website
• Nicholas Lens : Publisher Schott Music International Mainz
• Publisher Mute Song London:
• Nicholas Lens at Internet Movie Data Base
• Review of Flamma Flamma (The Fire Requiem)