David Lang
note to a friend (2023) 60'
chamber opera for a singer and string quartet
baritone with string quartet
Japan Society, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Works
Opera/Music Theater
David Lang
prisoner of the state (2019) 75'
soprano, tenor, baritone, bass; men's chorus; 2+pic.2.2(bcl).2+cbn/4.2[in C].2.0/timp/3 perc/strings
New York Philharmonic, de Doelen Concert Hall, Barbican Centre, l’Auditori, Bochum Symphony Orchestra, Concertgebouw Bruges, and Malmö Opera.
David Lang
the mile-long opera (2018) 60'
co-created with Elizabeth Diller; texts by Anne Carson and Claudia Rankine
1000 singers
David Lang
the loser (2016) 60'
solo baritone, solo piano; perc, va, vc, db
The Brooklyn Academy of Music, 2016 Next Wave Festival
David Lang
anatomy theater (2016) 75'
Mezzo,Ten,Bar,Bass, fl(picc),cl(bcl),tpt,perc,pf(acc),vn,va,vc,db
David Lang
the whisper opera (2013) 60'
text by David Lang
soprano; flute, clarinet, percussion, cello
International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)
Julia Wolfe
Steel Hammer (2009) 70'
SSA, cl, perc, gtr, pf, vc, db
Maria and Robert A. Skirnick and Carnegie Hall
Michael Gordon
Lightning at our feet (2008) 75'
four singer/performers playing violin, cello, piano, electric guitar, and electronics [all instruments and voices amplified]
BAM 2008 Next Wave Festival and Mitchell Center for the Arts at the University of Houston
David Lang • Julia Wolfe • Michael Gordon
Shelter (2005) 65'
music by Michael Gordon, David Lang and Julia Wolfe; text by Deborah Artman
3 Sop, fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, tpt, tbn, tba, pno, egtr, eb, perc, 2 vln, vla, vc, cb [all instruments and voices amplified]
The Next Wave Festival of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, musikFabrik and Kunstiftung NRW
Michael Gordon
Acquanetta (2005, rev. 2017) 70'
Text by Deborah Artman, CHAMBER VERSION: 3 Sopranos, Tenor, Bass, with female choir, plus amplified chamber ensemble
ORCHESTRA VERSION: S, Mz, A, T, Bar; SATB chorus, 2(2pic).2.3.1+cbsn/2321/2perc/kbd.eb/str
Acquanetta was commissioned by Theater Aachen, supported by NRW KULTURsekretariat (Wuppertal) and North Rhine-Westphalia Government, Ministry for Urban Development, Culture and Sport from the "Fonds Neues Musiktheater" Chamber version of Acquanetta commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects, with lead funding from Linda and Stuart Nelson, for PROTOTYPE Festival 2018.
Michael Gordon
What to Wear (2005) 65'
Text by Richard Foreman
David Lang
the difficulty of crossing a field (2002) 75'
Text by Mac Wellman
David Lang • Julia Wolfe • Michael Gordon
Lost Objects (2001) 62'
music by Michael Gordon, David Lang and Julia Wolfe; Text by Deborah Artman
David Lang • Julia Wolfe • Michael Gordon
The Carbon Copy Building (1999) 72'
music by Michael Gordon, David Lang and Julia Wolfe; Text by Ben Katchor
Michael Gordon
Chaos (1998) 77'
Text by Matthew Maguire
David Lang
modern painters (1995) 110'
Text by Manuella Halterhoff
Michael Gordon