Diana Syrse is a composer and singer from Mexico. Diana Syrse’s sonic language often incorporates voice, electronics and traditional instruments from Latin America to evoke powerful, theatrical images. In her urban soundscape, she deals with socially relevant issues and makes an artistic contribution to the discourses of our time. Her work as an artist believes in equal opportunity and the importance of diversity and inclusion as part of cultural enrichment. Her music has been performed by herself in collaboration with other ensembles, choirs, and orchestras around the world.
Photo: Astrid Ackermann
“...impressive arias about the loss of the utopian and the power of fear”
Süddeutsche Zeitung
(about Der Alte Affe Angst)
"For me, Diana Syrse's music has the rarest quality of all: freedom"
Pascal Dusapin
Award │Premio speciale Una vita nella Musica Giovani
2022
Venice, Italy
I am thrilled to announce that I have been awarded the Premio speciale Una vita nella Musica Giovani along with cellist Luca Giovannini and musicologist Davide Pulvirenti. The prize will be awarded by the Teatro la Fenice at a ceremony on December 17 at the Sala Apollinne.
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Winner of Ricordilab│Ricordi Berlin
2022
Berlin, Germany
Selected to be part of Ricordilab, a publishing opportunity with Ricordi Berlin, who will publish selected works, and support three artists in the development of their careers. Diana Syrse is one of the three selected composers along with composers Hannah Kendall and Alex Paxton.
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Award│Artistic residency in Venice, Italy 2022
1.10. 2022-31.12.2022
Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy
Award by the Federal government of Germany with a three-month residency at the German Study Centre in Venice (Deutschen Studienzentrums in Venedig). The artistic residency will take place between October and December 2022 in Venice, Italy.
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Resident composer │Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad
2023
Gstaad, Saanen, Switzerland
Thanks to the support of the André Hoffmann Foundation, the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad have invited a composer in residence every year since 2012 to compose an original work for the young soloists who perform at the Gstaad Chapel in Switzerland.
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Commission│Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería
2023
Mexico City, Mexico
Commission to write a piece for symphony orchestra by the Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería conducted by Carlos Miguel Prieto. Date and time to be confirmed.
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Singing│Indicible, a project with Trio D´Argent
2022
Montreal, QC, Canada
La Salle Bourgie presents Le Trio d’Argent et Diana Syrse - Indicible! The Trio d'Argent and Diana Syrse invite you to a fantastic immersion in the aeolian sound of flutes and voice. Several composers explore, each in their own way, the intriguing space between the world of the intelligible and that of mysterious or imaginary languages.
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Opera Commission│Braunschweig
2022
Braunschweig, Germany
Premiere of "To Fall Safely" an opera in 15 scenes for three voices, dancer, chamber orchestra and electronics. Libretto written by Katharina Kern and Jeannette Petrik. Stage direction Jörg Wesemüller, dramaturgy Iris Kleinschmidt. Premiere at the Staatstheater Braunschweig, scenography by Jasna Bosnjak. Premiere: 11 September 2022.
New video of "Pensar en quetzales" I Festival Nouveaux Horizons by ARTE TV channel
2022
Aix-en-Provence, France
You can now watch the video of "Pensar en quetzales" commissioned by Le Grand Théâtre de Provence to write a new piece for the festival Nouveaux Horizons under the direction of Renaud Capuçon. Libretto by Hugo Roca Joglar; music by Diana Syrse.
Residency│Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, France
2022
2022
Paris, France
Residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris - 2022
Musiktheater Commission│Neuköllner Oper & Humboldt Forum
2022
Berlin, Germany
he Neuköllner Oper Berlin in collaboration with the Humboldt Forum commissioned "Mexico Aura" a Musiktheater written by Eva Hibernia and John von Düffel with a dramaturgy by Bernhard Glocksin and Albert Tola. A new production written for three voices, 5 dancers, chamber orchestra and electronics with Ana Schwedhelm, Diana Syrse, Justus Wilcken and the Zaafran Ensemble. Premiere: 21st of July 2022.
Video│Diana Syrse & New Juilliard Ensemble
2022
New York, NY, USA
You can now watch the video of "The invention of sex" performed by Diana Syrse and the New Juilliard Ensemble conducted by Joel Sachs. Libretto by Aleksi Barrière.
Performed on April 11th 2022 at the Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center in New York
For more information about the text and concept of this piece visit:
https://aleksibarriere.org/2019/10/21/the-invention-of-sex-monodrama/
Guest artist at The Juilliard School
2022
New York, NY, USA
Guest artist at The Juilliard School. Performance of "The Invention of Sex" a work for voice, chamber orchestra and electronics with a text by Aleksi Barrière performed by Diana Syrse and the New Juilliard Ensemble conducted by Joel Sachs. US premiere at the Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center in New York.
Concert│San Francisco Gay Men´s Chorus
2022
San Francisco, CA, USA
Concerts of "Música y Sabores", a work commissioned by the San Francisco Gay Men´s Chorus. Presentations at: Atlanta, Austin, LA, South Florida, Heartland (Kansas), NYC, North Coast, Philadelphia, Portland, and Chicago. Premiere: 10 of April 2022
Nominated for the YAMAwards - Best Opera
2021
Düsseldorf, Germany
Nominated for the second time for the YAMAwards, this year with the children´s opera "Der Kiosk" commissioned by the Junge Oper am Rhein based on a Latvian story by Anete Melece with a libretto by Andrea Heuser directed by Ilaria Lanzino and produced by Anna Vohn. A children's opera with an imaginary story in which the musicians act, dance and sing to show the journey of Olga, a woman who never leaves her kiosk and dreams of going to the sea. Written for soprano, clarinet, viola, percussion and electronics. Help us win the public vote by following the link clickin on the image!
Composing│Paroles et Musique, Opera Orchestre National Montpellier
2021
Montpellier, France
Presenting "Floating Feathers", a fragment of a project for a new opera as part of the program Paroles et musique at the National Opera of Montpellier. Libretto by Carlos Pérez Samano, stage direction and dramaturgy by Ewa Rucinska, choregraphy by Jean Hostache and music by Diana Syrse.
Jury of the Carmen Mateu Young Artist European Award │Barcelona
2021
Barcelone, Spain
The Second Edition of the Carmen Mateu Young Artist European Award, Opera and Dance, is aimed at the category of opera, specifically at the discipline of composition. The Carmen Mateu Young Artist European Award, Opera and Dance, convened by the Castell de Peralada Private Foundation, was created in memory of Carmen Mateu, and celebrates the careers of young artists in the disciplines of Opera and Dance. It also contributes to the development of their careers and promotes both disciplines in the European sphere.
Juries: Raquel García Tomás, Joan Matabosh, Josep Pons, Diana Syrse.
Géante rouge performed by the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, NOW ONLINE!
January 2021
You can now listen to the work "Géante rouge" (Red Giant) written for symphonic orchestra in 2021 following the link on the image. This work was commissioned by the Festival Présences and performed by the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Alain Altinoglu at the Paris Philharmonic. Thanks to Radio France and the Festival Présences for the permission to share this work online.
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Article│The Ne-opera
February, 2021
Published in three languages in Latvia and France.
What do we need to do to reimagine opera in our time? To what extent are we limited in terms of the music education we receive at universities? Why is diversity so important in the programming of events with music and scene in theaters and opera houses in Europe and what does that have to do with the future of opera?
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