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Foccroulle's new opera: Cassandra

Cassandra, the first opera by Belgian composer Bernard Foccroulle commissioned by La Monnaie, combines the mythological figure of Cassandra with the contemporary character Sandra, a young activist fighting to protect the environment.
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Venables: The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions

Philip Venables’ new opera saw its premiere at the Manchester International Festival 2023. Following national premieres at the Bregenz Festival and Festival d’Aix en Provence we can look forward to further performances at London’s Southbank Centre, NYU Skirball, and the Holland Festival.
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Haas' 11.000 Saiten: world premiere with 50 pianos

In celebration of his 70th birthday, the Mahler Academy Orchestra realized a very special work by Georg Friedrich Haas: In 11.000 Saiten, 50 pianos that have been microtonally tuned against one another play together with a chamber orchestra.
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ricordilab wrap-up 2023

For a year now, Ricordi Berlin has been working together with the three new ricordilab composers Hannah Kendall, Alex Paxton, and Diana Syrse, who have already celebrated great concert successes and important prizes. There are now further significant premieres on the horizon.
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Diana Syrse: Orchestra premiere in Mexico City

Mexican composer and current ricordilab winner Diana Syrse celebrates Mexico City in a new work for orchestra, in which she invites the audience on a sonic walk through the different neighbourhoods and specific sounds of this extraordinary cosmopolitan city.
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Fujikura's Metamorphosis of a Living Room: WP in Vienna

At the invitation of the Wiener Festwochen, director Toshiki Okada and composer Dai Fujikura, both world-renowned in their respective disciplines, are working together for the first time, exploring a new form of musical theatre.
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Lisa Streich: UAs mit Petrenko, Gilbert und Zilias

Drei Uraufführungen in 2023 von Lisa Streich: Im Februar feierte die Schwedin die Premiere ihres Werks FLÜGEL beim Festival "Elbphilharmonie Visions". Es folgte BALLHAUS, welches für die Staatsoper Hannover und im Rahmen der "more than music" Konzertreihe entstanden ist. Im Juni diesen Jahres wird Streichs Werk ISHJÄRTA von den Berliner Philharmonikern unter Kirill Petrenko uraufgeführt.
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