Thomas Adès Noten für Gesang

Thomas Adès's Op. 1 is a romantic, fanciful, finely wrought response to colourful 'minor poems' of T.S. Eliot, with ingenuities unobtrusively tucked away into the composition. At the close of 'New Ham...

Thomas Adès's four Purcell arrangements, Four Songs, for medium voice and piano are ideal repertoire for recitals. The collection is comprised of two of Purcell's Tempest songs 'Come Unto these Yellow...

Life Story Op. 8 (1993), for soprano with two bass clarinets and double bass, was first performed by Mary Wiegold and the Composers Ensemble conducted by the composer at the West Road Concert Hall, Ca...

'Powder Her Face' is an opera by Thomas Ades. It was comissioned by Almeida Opera and premiered in the 'Everyman Theatre' cheltenham on July 1st 1995, as part of the Cheltenham festival.

Thomas Ades' opera, in three acts, was commissioned by the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, who gave the first performance on 10th February 2004, conducted by the composer. Instrumentation: Prospero...

'Powder Her Face' is the libretto for an opera by Thomas Ades. It was comissioned by Almeida Opera and premiered in the 'Everyman Theatre' cheltenham on July 1st 1995, as part of the Cheltenham festiv...