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Latin American composer

Diana Syrse is an award-winning composer and singer with an international presence. Recognized as one of the most compelling voices of her generation, her work is defined by emotional depth and a clear artistic point of view, shaped by an interdisciplinary practice. Known for crafting powerful musical narratives in her interdisciplinary creations, she engages with lived realities and processes of change and transformation, often with the voice and text at the center. With more than one hundred works performed worldwide spanning opera and music theatre, orchestral, choral, chamber, songs, and interdisciplinary projects she has received commissions from leading institutions and has served as composer-in-residence for more than fifteen opera and music theatre productions. Syrse holds two master’s degrees and a doctorate in composition, and her catalogue is published by Ricordi, Editions Lacroch, and Sur Editions. Syrse was born in Mexico, holds Mexican and German nationality, and is currently based in Paris.

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

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Commission│Musicatreize - Contemporary vocal ensemble & percussion
2027
Marseille, France

Premiere of a new choral work commissioned by Musikatreize written for 12 solo singers and percussion featuring an original text by Syrse inspired by the myth of Hercules conducted by Roland Hayrabedian. This piece will be published by Éditions Lacroch and will premiere in early 2027, as part of an album project with a live presentation in Marseille, France.


Photo by Musicatreize ©-Olivier-Monge-MYOP-pour-la-Fondation-Bettencourt-Schueller

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Commission│Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie
15.04.2027
Montpellier, France

Commissioned to create Hotel Moctezuma, Mexican artists composer Diana Syrse and librettist Carlos José Pérez Sámano join forces with Polish emerging director Ewa Rucińska and French choreographer Jean Hostache on a new opera commissioned by Opéra national de Montpellier in collaboration with Opera Warsaw.

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New signing│Sur Editions
2026
Mexico City, DF, Mexico

New signing with Sur Editions for Latin America. 

The collaboration begins with two upcoming performances featuring pianist Ana Gabriela Fernández, who will present Fractured Memories (Memorias Fracturadas) for solo piano.

June 17, 2026 – 19:00
Tetetlán, Mexico City.

January 21, 2026 – 19:00
Fondation de la Maison du Mexique, Paris.

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New Opera Dialogues│Yale University
2025
New Haven, CT, USA

Participation in New Opera Dialogues at Yale University, a forum dedicated to contemporary operatic creation, artistic exchange, and interdisciplinary dialogue. The event brought together composers, performers, and scholars to reflect on current practices and future directions in opera. NOD 2026 was presented under the direction of Dr. Amy Stebbins and Hauke Berheide.

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FEDORA Audience Award - Opera Hotel Moctezuma
2025
Montpellier, France

Hotel Moctezuma won the FEDORA Audience Award at the 2025 FEDORA Prizes ceremony held on April 26 at the Vienna State Opera, receiving a €10,000 prize supported by the European Union, Cecilia Erös, and Yannick Willemin. The new opera is created by composer Diana Syrse, librettist Carlos José Pérez Sámano, stage director Ewa Rucińska, and choreographer Jean Hostache, and will be presented in Montpellier in 2026–27 in co-production with the Polish National Opera in Warsaw.

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Commission │Orchestra La Super
2025
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Commission of the Philharmonic Orchestra "La Super" conducted by Abdiel Vázquez. Creation for philharmonic and electronic orchestra. Work published by Ricordi.

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Commission - World Premiere│Bremer Philharmoniker
21.09.2025 - 22.09.2025
Domsheide 6-8, 28195 Bremen, Germany

Multiplicidad explores themes of migration, identity, and cultural hybridity. Written in five languages—Spanish, French, German, Nahuatl, and English—the work weaves together personal and collective narratives about the experience of displacement, the search for belonging, and the resilience of the human spirit. Syrse combines extended vocal techniques with shifting meters and timbral colorations to create a vivid musical landscape where the voice becomes both storyteller and instrument.


Work commissioned by the Bremer Philharmoniker with the support of the Sistema Nacional de Creadores del FONCA.

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New release: Quetzalcóatl│Album "Sein"
2025
Winterthur, Switzerland

The album "Sein" featuring Diana Syrse's Quetzalcóatl is performed by the Musikkollegium Winterthur under the direction of conductor Roberto González-Monjas.


Mozart’s 40th Symphony in G minor is far more than just a well-known melody—it is a profound exploration of suffering, passion, and humanity. This same depth of emotion is at the heart of Quetzalcóatl, the new album by Diana Syrse, where music becomes a powerful medium for storytelling and transformation. Inspired by the legendary feathered serpent, Quetzalcóatl is an immersive sonic journey that blends ancestral mythology with contemporary innovation. Through a fusion of orchestral richness, dynamic vocal textures, and cutting-edge soundscapes, the album delves into themes of metamorphosis, duality, and transcendence. Syrse invites the listener to experience music as a path to profound emotions—love, pain, passion, and ultimate freedom.

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CDMX│Orquesta Filarmónica de la CDMX
18.10.2025 - 19.10.2025
Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

Ciudad de Mexico for symphonic orchestra will be featured in this exciting program alongside music by Ravel and Sibelius, under the direction of Martin Lebel.

Saturday, October 18 – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 19 – 12:30 p.m.
Sala Silvestre Revueltas, Mexico City

Program:
Diana Syrse – Ciudad de México
Maurice Ravel – Shéhérazade: Fairy Overture
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52

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Commission│Junge Deutsche Philharmonie & Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung
01.09.2024
Frankfurt, Germany

"To be told" a new piece for the closing concert of the program SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY . A commission for chamber orchestra and electronics supported by the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie and the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung

5th concert FREISPIEL 2024: SHIFTING FUTURES

Admission from 10:30 am

Organiser: Junge Deutsche Philharmonie e.V. (Young German Philharmonic Orchestra)

André de Ridder, conductor

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Gigante Roja for orchestra │Mexico City
15/16.06.2024
Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

Presentación de la obra de orquesta "Gigante Roja" interpretada por la Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM / Sylvain Gasançon, director titular.


El programa 9 de la OFUNAM se presentará los días 15 y 16 de junio a las  8 y 12 p. m. respectivamente, en la Sala Nezahualcóyotl del Centro  Cultural Universitario.

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Connected Identities
15.09.2024
Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

Connected Identities - Recording with URTEXT

Diana Syrse, voice

Orquesta Escuela Carlos Chávez

Conducted by Eduardo García Barrios

Works by Diana Syrse, lyrics by Diana Syrse & Aleksi Barrière

Sistema de Fomento Musical 

Mexico City


Performing the soprano part herself, Syrse unfolds an intimate personal journey, in which she explores multiple external voices in the search for and discovery of her own. This work was conceived in collaboration with writer-director Aleksi Barrière, who co-authored the multilingual libretto. 

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Opera Marea Roja - CSUN California
04.2024
California, USA

The opera Marea Roja was presented at the California State University conducted by Mercedes Juan Musotto, music director Maurice Godin, stage director  April 4, 5, 6, and 7 2024 Shigemi Matsumoto Recitall Hall.


Translating to “Red Tide,” this opera delves into the topic of violence against women through the real-life stories of three individuals: Nadia Vera, a social anthropologist and activist killed in the Narvarte neighborhood; Kassandra Bravo, a nursing student murdered in Uruapan; and Blanca Montiel, who tragically lost her life to a stray bullet during a shootout in Iguala. Through these accounts, the opera unveils themes of resilience, strength, and courage amidst the challenges of violence.

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Commission - piccolo and piano / Julia Barnett
01.04.2024
Los Angeles, CA, USA

Commission for piccolo and piano. Piece written and commissioned by flutist Julia Barnett. 


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Diana Syrse - Demo Reel 2026

Diana Syrse - Demo Reel 2026

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