Diana Syrse, born in 1984, is a composer and singer from Mexico. She finished her PhD in composition with focus on opera and Musiktheater at the University of Birmingham. Her 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. Syrse has worked as composer-in-residence in more than 15 Musiktheater/opera productions. She has obtained commissions by the Staatsoper Hamburg, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Kammerspiele München and ensembles like Berliner Ensemble, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Ensemble Via Nova, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería and Festival Présences. In 2022 she was invited as a guest artist and lecturer at the Juilliard School in New York. Among her awards and recognitions, she received the Music Prize of the City of Munich, Teatro la Fenice’s “Una Vita nella musica Giovani” award and the Counterpoint of Tolerance Project of Los Angeles.
Upcoming projects include commissions by Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier and La Súper Orquesta Filarmónica (Mexico).
www.dianasyrse.com
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