Japan Society will premiere Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang’s newly commissioned opera, “note to a friend,” as part of the 10th Anniversary of the Prototype Festival in January 2023. This new work reimagines three texts written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa and navigates the nuanced complexities of a human being’s perspective on his own life and afterlife. OperaWire visited more with Lang about {…}
Japan Society is set to present the world premiere of “Note to a Friend,” a new opera from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and Bang on a Can co-founder David Lang. The work is commissioned and presented by Japan Society and co-produced by Japan Society and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan as part of the 2023 PROTOTYPE Festival. “Note to a Friend” is Lang’s {…}
The Young People’s Chorus of New York City (YPC) has announced the lineup for a new music series that explores the pandemic’s impact on children and young adults. The series, entitled “AloneTogether,” will take place in an immersive, mixed-media art exhibition at New York’s High Line Nine Gallery through Dec. 19, 2021. The events will feature world premieres of works {…}
LA Opera has announced the April 30, 2021 premiere of ‘let me come in,” a digital short film created by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang and filmmaker Bill Morrison. Star soprano Angel Blue provided the vocals for the Lang/Morrison collaboration, for which Lang served as both composer and lyricist. The premiere will stream on LA Opera’s “On Now” platform as {…}
WQXR, New York City’s only all-classical radio station, announced four platforms to aid the city’s creative community and sustain the arts culture for which The Big Apple is famous. The station’s multi-pronged approach named STAR (Salutes The ARts) represents the first initiative led by WQXR’s new Chief Content Officer and Senior Vice President, Ed Yim. STAR comprises four initiatives: the {…}
The Lorelei Ensemble has released David Lang’s “love fail” on Cantaloupe Music. When it premiered in 2012, the piece was originally written for vocal quartet with simple percussion instruments, but in 2016, it was revised for a woman’s chorus. It retells the story of “Tristan und Isolde” from more modern works and versions by several artists, including Richard Wagner. “We {…}
The New York City Master Chorale is set to showcase “The Little Match Girl Passion” on Feb. 29, 2020 at the Church of the Holy Apostles in Chelsea, New York. The performance, the second of the company’s 14th season, will feature the composition by David Lang, alongside “Wanting Memories” by Ysaye M. Barnwell, “Horizons” by Peter Louis van Dijk, and {…}
The Crossing @ Christmas is set to showcase the world premiere of Edie Hill’s “Spectral Spirits” in New York City and Philadelphia this December. The performances are set to take place on Dec. 20 at the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia followed by a showcase on Dec. 21 at the Met Cloisters in New York. A day later, the {…}
(Credit: David Sterling) Resonance Works is set to kick off its seventh season with “The National Anthems,” which will feature a multi-cultural program inspired by David Lang’s work of the same name for choir and string quartet. This season, the company will focus on themes of cultural inclusion and gender equality, showcasing underrepresented works and composers. “There is a pressing {…}
UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance is set to present Maya Beiser/Wendy Whelan/Lucinda Childs/David Lang’s “THE DAY.” ‘THE DAY,”which was conceived by famed cellist Maya Beiser, will be an evening-length multisensory exploration danced by Wendy Whelan, choreographed by Lucinda Childs, with music by David Lang and recorded vocals, text and live cello performed by Maya Beiser. In a press {…}
David Lang’s “Prisoner of the State” is set to debut on June 6-8 with the New York Philharmonic under the musical direction of Jaap van Zweden. The opera will star soprano Julie Mathevet as The Assistant, Alan Oke as The Leader, and Jarrett Ott as the Prisoner. Finally, Eric Owens will play the role of The Jailor. The work is {…}