As part of the Ja, Mai festival at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Liberty is a new opera by Mexican composer Diana Syrse with a libretto by Sofi Oksanen, conducted by Alexandre Bloch and directed by Elsa-Sophie Jach. The creative team includes stage designer Aleksandra Pavlović, costume designer Belle Santos, lighting by Lukas Kaschube, chorus direction by Franz Obermair, and dramaturgy by Lukas Leipfinger. The work confronts domestic violence and its lasting impact across generations, unfolding through childhood memory and adult retrospection, resistance and freedom. Cuvilliés Theatre, Munich.

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.

Located in a 15th-century castle in the Umbrian hills of Italy, Civitella Ranieri brings together composers, writers, and visual artists from around the world to work independently in a unique and inspiring setting. Fellowships are awarded exclusively through nomination and jury selection, ensuring a highly diverse group of accomplished international artists. Since its founding in 1995, the Foundation has hosted over 1,200 Fellows from more than 100 countries. Composers benefit from specialized studio spaces and uninterrupted time to develop new work.

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.

Diana Syrse is now published by Éditions Lacroch', a Paris-based publisher dedicated to renewing the musical landscape and making it accessible to wider audiences. The first work available through the catalogue is Islas, a piece for mixed choir, a testament to Syrse's ongoing exploration of voice, electronics, and the social and cultural themes that define her compositional voice. 

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.

New signing with Sur Editions for Latin America. 

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.

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

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.

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."

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

"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

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.