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

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)