Nicholas Lens

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.

Nicholas Lens
Nicholas Lens in Paris in 2007
Born	Nicholas Lens Noorenbergh 1957 (age 62–63) Ypres, Belgium
Occupation	Composer
Website	www.nicholaslens.com

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]
  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, 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

1. "Nicholas Lens - Profile". Schott-music.com. 14 November 1957. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
2. "Lens Nicholas (1957) | Matrix". Matrix-new-music.be. 14 November 1957. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
3. Archived 30 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine
4. "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.
5. "La Monnaie ¦ De Munt". Lamonnaie.be. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
6. "Nick Cave Has Written An Opera 'Shell Shock' To Premiere In October". Louderthanwar.com. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
7. "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.
8. "Cave en Lens skep opera oor WOI". Dieburger.com. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
9. "J.M. Coetzee opera to have world premiere in Poznan - Thenews.pl :: News from Poland". Thenews.pl. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
10. Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
11. "Zwykły człowiek - rozmowa z Nicholasem Lensem - Wywiady" (in Polish). Empik.com. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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 15 May 2015.
15. "Multimedia: Slow Man the Opera Premiers in Poland (Plus: Honorary Doctorate for Coetzee)". Booklive.co.za. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
16. "Uitgeverij Cossee :: Nieuwsbericht :: J.M. Coetzee op de planken". Uitgeverijcossee.nl. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
17. "J.M. Coetzee - nieuws". Jmcoetzee.nl. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
18. "Znany noblista odwiedzi Poznań | Lepszy Poznań - informacje z Twojego fyrtla". Lepszypoznan.pl. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
19. "Shop - Nicholas Lens - The Puppet Designer". Schott-music.com. 18 June 1996. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
20. "LENS Accacha Chronicles BMG CLASSICS 82876 66239 2 [MC]: Classical CD Reviews- March 2005 MusicWeb-International". Musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
21. "Nicholas Lens". TuneCore.com. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
22. "Cover Story: 100 Greatest Albums you never heard of - Tulsa World: Archives". Tulsaworld.com. 31 December 1999. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
25. "De Filmkrant :: Marie Antoinette Is Niet Dood". Filmkrant.nl. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
26. "LOVE IS THE ONLY MASTER I'LL SERVE by Nicholas Lens - Experimental Film @ Brooklyn Film Festival". Wbff.org. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
27. "Mein erstes Wunder". Meinersteswunder.de. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
28. "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 on IMDb
• Review of Flamma Flamma (The Fire Requiem)