lˈæŋɡɹɪdʒᵻz ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən wɪð hˈæɹɪsən bˈɜːtwɪsəl bɪɡˈæn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks wɛn hiː kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ðə ɹˈoʊl ʌv ˈɔːɹfɪəs ɪn hɪz ˈɑːpɚɹə ðə mˈæsk ʌv ˈɔːɹfɪəs.
Langridge's association with Harrison Birtwistle began in 1986 when he created the role of Orpheus in his opera The Mask of Orpheus.