Nicholas Lens Noorenbergh (born 1957) is a Belgian composer of contemporary music, particularly known for his operas. His work is published by

Schott Music Schott Music () is one of the oldest German music publishers. It is also one of the largest music publishing houses in Europe, and is the second oldest music publisher after Breitkopf & Härtel. The company headquarters of Schott Music were fou ...

and Mute Song and distributed by Universal Music Group and

Sony BMG Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout o ...

. In 2020 Nicholas Lens signed with Deutsche Grammophon. Lens lives alternately in Brussels and

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

. He has one daughter, the Berlin-based painter

Clara-Lane Lens Clara-Lane Lens is a Belgian painter, so far particularly known for focussing on portraits of androgynous personas. At the age of 17, she had a first solo exhibition in Brussels (BE). ''Genderless'', the theme of that expo stays the inspiratio ...

Works

Operas

* ''

L.I.T.A.N.I.E.S ''L.I.T.A.N.I.E.S'' is a 2020 chamber opera by Nicholas Lens set to an English-language libretto by Nick Cave. The work has been published by Mute Song, and BMG publishing. A studio recording has been produced and released by Deutsche Grammophon ...

,'' trance-minimal chamber opera with libretto by

Nick Cave Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian singer, songwriter, poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional actor. Known for his baritone voice and for fronting the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Ca ...

, written and produced by Nicholas Lens &

, release by Deutsche Grammophon * '' Shell Shock'', opera with libretto by

, world premiere on 24 October 2014 at the Royal Opera House La Monnaie * ''

Slow Man ''Slow Man'' is a novel by the South-African writer J.M. Coetzee and concerns a man who must learn to adapt after losing a leg in a road accident. The novel has many varied themes, including the nature of care, the relationship between an autho ...

'', opera with libretto by John M. Coetzee based on his novel ''

'', world premiere on 5 July 2012 at the

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Grand Theatre, Poznań Grand Theatre, Poznań ( Polish: ''Teatr Wielki im. Stanisława Moniuszki w Poznaniu'') is a neoclassical opera house located in Poznań, Poland. It is named after famous Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko. History Designed by German archi ...

Vocal and chamber music

* ''The Puppet Designer'' (Der Bashafer fun Marionetn) for

baritone A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice-types. The term originates from the Greek (), meaning "heavy sounding". Composers typically write music for this voice in the r ...

and

chamber orchestra Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numbe ...

, live performance at Unesco (The Power of Culture, Festival June 18, 1996), published by

2006 * ''Wired'', theatrical chamber music for

harp The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers. Harps can be made and played in various ways, standing or sitting, and in orche ...

and

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...

, premiered at Beijing, China on 5 December 2006. * The trilogy ''

The Accacha Chronicles ''The Accacha Chronicles'' is an operatic trilogy by Nicholas Lens (2005) for soprano, tenor, countertenor, mezzo, baritone, bass male actor, small choir, mixed choir and chamber orchestra. Reception Lens' publication of ''The Accacha Chronicle ...

'' (2005), for

, tenor,

countertenor A countertenor (also contra tenor) is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano voice types, generally extending from around G3 to D5 or E5, although a sopranist (a s ...

mezzo-soprano A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (; ; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C ...

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

, male actor, small choir, mixed choir and

, Sony BMG 82876 66239 2, published by

*# '' Flamma Flamma'' – The Fire

Requiem A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead ( la, Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead ( la, Missa defunctorum), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, ...

(1994), Sony Classical SK 66293 *# ''

Terra Terra ''Terra Terra – The Aquarius Era'' is a music drama by Nicholas Lens. It is the second part of the operatic trilogy The Accacha Chronicles, following the successful first part Flamma Flamma. In 12 sections, the score combines orchestra, chorus a ...

'' – The Aquarius Era (1999), BMG Classics 74321 697182 *# ''

Amor Aeternus ''Amor Aeternus – Hymns of Love'' is a music drama by Nicholas Lens. It is the third part of the operatic trilogy The Accacha Chronicles. The work follows on the parts Flamma Flamma and Terra Terra. In 19 sections, the score combines orchestra, c ...

'' – Hymns of Love (2005), Sony BMG 82876 66238 2 * ''

Orrori dell'Amore ''Orrori dell'Amore'' or ''Was hast du mit meinem Herz getan?'' is the original soundtrack of the film ', written & directed by Irma Achten, produced by 'Kees Kasander and Dennis Wigman, with an orchestral songbook ''(orchestral lieder)'' for voc ...

'' (1995) for

counter tenor A countertenor (also contra tenor) is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of the female contralto or mezzo-soprano voice types, generally extending from around G3 to D5 or E5, although a sopranist (a s ...

and

, CD release on Sony Classical (SK 62016), published by

Study books

* 100 Etudes, Exercises and Simple Tonal Phrases for Piano (Volume I and volume II), published by

. * Venticinque Movimenti per Contrabbasso solo (25 Movements for solo double bass), published by

Films and film scores

* The film (22 min.) ''

Love Is the Only Master I'll Serve ''love is the only master I'll serve'' is a symbolical art film (22') written and directed by Nicholas Lens. Festival selections *(World premiere) Brooklyn International Film Festival, New York City - June 2006 *Media and Dance, Tokyo - Japan, ...

'', premiered at the Brooklyn International Film Festival New York, June 2006 * The soundtrack of ''Mein erstes Wunder'', a film by Anne Wild, world premiere at Berlin International Film Festival, 2003 * The soundtrack of ‘’Marie Antoinette is niet dood’’, a film by Irma Achten, world premiere at Rotterdam International Film Festival, 1996

References

External links

*
Nicholas Lens : Publisher Schott Music International Mainz

Publisher Mute Song London:
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