My first album on Nonesuch Records, The Wild Heart, is set to be released on June 26, 2026. Featuring performances by Iarla Ó Lionáird and Contemporaneous, and drawn from music from my upcoming epic History of Life, I can't wait to share this music with you!
Read more about it here!
Read more about it here!
After nine years of development, History of Life, a new epic drawn from the stories of Odysseus, Darwin's voyage on the Beagle, and a girl growing up in Cabo Verde in the 1820s, is set to premiere in Summer 2026. Stay tuned for details!
Press for the 6-hour opera Stranger Love:
NY Times "Best Classical Performances of 2023"
SF Chronicle "Best Classical 2023"
“a historic triumph of aspiration and persistence over realistic thinking.” | “What [John] Adams describes as Mattingly’s “spiritual intensity” comes through in every minute of “Stranger Love.” It’s built in massive musical episodes that repeat in hypnotic, almost trancelike structures without losing their kinetic spark. Parts of the score burst with clangorous joy; others slow down to a level of stillness in which only the observer’s breath seems to be relevant.” — Joshua Kosman, "A 6-hour Opera About Love? In L.A., an Improbable Creation Makes its Dazzling Debut," The San Francisco Chronicle
“a singular, tender, euphoric, hypnotic opera" — Zachary Woolfe, "A Six-Hour Opera Goes On For One Euphoric Night Only," The New York Times
"a kind of communal love to the cosmos" | "when something is this special, you can't help but want to tarry a while and linger in the moment." — Joshua Barone, "Stranger Love Reflects the L.A. Philharmonic at its Finest," The New York Times
“transfixing, sublime, and ecstatic.” | “This monumental production, over six beautiful hours, afforded the rare opportunity to get lost in a blissful, radiant world.” — Simon Cohen, "A Dazzling Six-Hour Journey Into the Cosmos," San Francisco Classical Voice
“A milestone piece of music theater, no less, the six-hour opera is conceived in cyclical manner, unfolded in rapturously suspended time, to an astounding effect.” | “a revelatory affair.” | “Profoundly moving and ever communicative, the exquisite harmonic and timbral progression yield to sonic dramaturgy of unusual intensity and vitality.” | “Be it the inexhaustible inspiration of spring, the glistening joy of summer, the dimly-lit canvases of autumn [or] the quasi-static tableaux of winter, the musical score encompasses everything into one life-affirming continuum.” — Jari Kallio, "Pure Vitality: Stranger Love by Dylan Mattingly and Thomas Bartscherer Gets its Rapturous World Premiere at Disney Hall," Adventures in Music
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NY Times "Best Classical Performances of 2023"
SF Chronicle "Best Classical 2023"
“a historic triumph of aspiration and persistence over realistic thinking.” | “What [John] Adams describes as Mattingly’s “spiritual intensity” comes through in every minute of “Stranger Love.” It’s built in massive musical episodes that repeat in hypnotic, almost trancelike structures without losing their kinetic spark. Parts of the score burst with clangorous joy; others slow down to a level of stillness in which only the observer’s breath seems to be relevant.” — Joshua Kosman, "A 6-hour Opera About Love? In L.A., an Improbable Creation Makes its Dazzling Debut," The San Francisco Chronicle
“a singular, tender, euphoric, hypnotic opera" — Zachary Woolfe, "A Six-Hour Opera Goes On For One Euphoric Night Only," The New York Times
"a kind of communal love to the cosmos" | "when something is this special, you can't help but want to tarry a while and linger in the moment." — Joshua Barone, "Stranger Love Reflects the L.A. Philharmonic at its Finest," The New York Times
“transfixing, sublime, and ecstatic.” | “This monumental production, over six beautiful hours, afforded the rare opportunity to get lost in a blissful, radiant world.” — Simon Cohen, "A Dazzling Six-Hour Journey Into the Cosmos," San Francisco Classical Voice
“A milestone piece of music theater, no less, the six-hour opera is conceived in cyclical manner, unfolded in rapturously suspended time, to an astounding effect.” | “a revelatory affair.” | “Profoundly moving and ever communicative, the exquisite harmonic and timbral progression yield to sonic dramaturgy of unusual intensity and vitality.” | “Be it the inexhaustible inspiration of spring, the glistening joy of summer, the dimly-lit canvases of autumn [or] the quasi-static tableaux of winter, the musical score encompasses everything into one life-affirming continuum.” — Jari Kallio, "Pure Vitality: Stranger Love by Dylan Mattingly and Thomas Bartscherer Gets its Rapturous World Premiere at Disney Hall," Adventures in Music
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