Among Nyman's other works are the opera "Noises, Sounds & Sweet Airs" (1987), for soprano, alto, tenor and instrumental ensemble (based on Nyman's score for the ballet "La Princesse de Milan"); "Ariel Songs" (1990) for soprano and band; MGV (Musique à Grande Vitesse) (1993) for band and orchestra; concertos for saxophone, piano (based on "The Piano" score), violin, harpsichord, trombone, and saxophone & cello recorded by John Harle and Julian Lloyd Webber; the opera "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" (1986), based on a case-study by Oliver Sacks; and five string quartets. In 2000, he produced a new opera on the subject of cloning on a libretto by Victoria Hardie titled "Facing Goya", an expansion of their one-act opera "Vital Statistics". The lead, a widowed art banker, is written for contralto and the role was first created by Hilary Summers. His newest operas are "" (2003) and "Love Counts" (2005), both on libretti by Michael Hastings.