At the Donaueschinger Musiktage 2022, world premieres by Georg Friedrich Haas, Hannah Kendall, Bernhard Lang und Mauro Lanza have been presented.

Georg Friedrich Haas’s latest opera, Sycorax, had its world premiere in Bern. Mollena Williams-Haas, a noted activist of colour, portrayed the title character created for her by Haas.

The 66th International Festival of Contemporary Music concluded on September 25 in Venice. Here are a few excerpts from international press accounts of the reception of Battistelli's works chosen to represent this year’s theme, Out of Stage.

In his newest vocal work, Eyewitness Evidence, Newski reacts musically to a text about the horrors of war, “attempting to describe the indescribable”.

Julia Wolfe's Her Story, a 40-minute theatrical work for orchestra and women’s chamber choir and orchestra, receives its world premiere on September 15, 2022 with the Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero, and Lorelei Ensemble, with stage direction by Anne Kauffman, lighting and scenic design by Jeff Sugg, costumes by Marion Talan de la Rosa, and sound design by Andrew Cotton. 

Santa Fe Opera's 2022 Season featured the world premiere of their newly commissioned opera M. Butterfly by composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang, based on the Broadway hit and Tony Award-winning play originally written by the librettist himself. James Robinson's production--under the baton of Carolyn Kuan, featuring opera stars Kangmin Justin Kim and Mark Stone--was lauded by audiences and critics alike. 

In 2022, various works from our publishing group find themselves centre-stage: In the opening premiere “Ich geh unter lauter Schatten” works by Grisey, Scelsi and Xenakis, were scenically interpreted. Sarah Nemtsov's instrumental cycle HAUS, sees its scenic premiere in the Turbine Hall.

The music theatre takes centre stage in Italy this autumn: Giorgio Battistelli Golden Lion at Venice Biennale and critical edition's world premiere at Festival Verdi in Parma.

Giacomo Manzoni turns 90. Born in Milan on 26 September 1932, composer as well as music critic, translator, writer and teacher, we celebrate him with a selection of works from his Ricordi catalogue.

We are very pleased to announce that Lisa Streich has signed an exclusive contract with Ricordi Berlin. Having supported the rising Swedish composer in its ricordilab programme, the publisher will be representing her wide-ranging catalogue of works for orchestra, ensembles and chamber music.