Nicholas Lens

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Nicholas Lens (born November 14, 1957 in Ypres , Belgium ) is a Belgian composer of contemporary music, best known for his operas.

life and work

His work is published by Schott Music International (Mainz / New York) and Mute Song (London) and distributed by Sony BMG International.

Lens lives alternately in Brussels and Venice .

Among his most important works are

  • Shell Shock , Opera by Nicholas Lens with a libretto by Nick Cave , world premiere on October 24, 2014 at the Royal Opera House La Monnaie
  • Slow Man , Opera by Nicholas Lens with a libretto by John M. Coetzee based on the novel Slow Man , world premiere on July 5, 2012 in the Malta Festival, Grand Theater, Poznań
  • the trilogy The Accacha Chronicles (total playing time about 3 hours, 40 minutes), which consists of the following parts:
    1. Part I: Flamma Flamma - The Fire Requiem (released 1994)
    2. Part II: Terra Terra - The Aquarius Era (released 1999)
    3. Part III: Amor Aeternus - Hymns of Love (final title of CD; released 2005)

For the term Accacha Chronicles see also Akasha Chronicle

The publication of the first part Flamma Flamma - The Fire Requiem in 1994 was the international breakthrough for Nicholas Lens. It is currently being published by Schott Music / Mainz.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Schott Music
  2. ↑ Mute Song
  3. ↑ Shell Shock, A Requiem of War ( Memento from April 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on: La Monnaie
  4. ↑ Nick Cave Has Written An Opera 'Shell Shock' To Premiere In October. In: Louder Than War. March 20, 2014, accessed January 20, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Nick Cave en Nicholas Lens creëren opera 'Shell Shock ( Memento from December 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) in: The Art Server , March 21, 2014
  6. ↑ Willem de Vries: Cave en Lens skep opera oor WOI ( Memento from April 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) in: Die Burger , April 8, 2014
  7. ^ JM Coetzee opera to have world premiere in Poznan. In: Radio Poland. July 3, 2012, accessed January 20, 2020 .
  8. ↑ ... a certain age JM Coetzee ( Memento from November 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) in: Classic Feel , November 30, 2012
  9. ^ The Ordinary Man, Dorota Semenowicz (Empik) [1] .
  10. ↑ Roszak, Joanna (July 2012). "And We Break Down Ourselves" Bi-Weekly , Polish National Audiovisual Institute
  11. ↑ Derkaczew, Joanna (July 11, 2012). "'Slow Man' - Coetzee w operze. Jak gaśnie człowiek" . Gazeta Wyborcza .
  12. ^ Books Live South Africa [2] .
  13. ^ Willem De Vries, South Africa, Boekenbrug [3] .
  14. ↑ Uitgeverij Cossee [4] .
  15. ↑ JM Coetzee NL Archived copy ( Memento of the original from December 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jmcoetzee.nl
  16. ↑ Lepszy Poznań - informacje z Twojego fyrtla [5] .
personal data
SURNAME Lens, Nicholas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian author and composer
DATE OF BIRTH November 14, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Ypres , Belgium