Giorgio Battistelli (born 25 April 1953) is an Italian composer of

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. A native of

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(province of

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), he studied at the conservatory in

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and is a former student of

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and Kagel. Battistelli has written nearly 20 operas on subjects ranging from Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopaedia to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. His opera '' CO2'', based on

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's ''

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'', premiered at

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in 2015.Dammann, Guy, "How do you write an opera? Aldeburgh has the answer", ''The Guardian'' (November 6, 2009)
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'' was premiered by the

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in March 2018 and is inspired by the story of Lazarus being brought back from the dead. In 1994 he founded with some friends the improvisation group entitled ''Edgard Varèse'' and an instrumental ensemble named ''Beat '72''. From 1985 to 1986 he was host of the

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in Berlin. In 1990 he won the SIAE for an opera and in 1993 the Cervo Prize for contemporary music. He was also artistic director of the Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte di Montepulciano, the Orchestra Regionale Toscana. He is currently director of the music section of the

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. In 2007 he was artistic director of the Jerwood Opera Writing Programme hosted by Aldeburgh Music. His music is published by

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Stage works

Honour

* : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (27 december 2020)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Battistelli, Giorgio 1953 births Living people People from Albano Laziale Italian classical composers Italian male classical composers Italian opera composers Male opera composers Milan Conservatory faculty 20th-century Italian composers 20th-century classical composers 21st-century Italian musicians 21st-century classical composers 20th-century Italian male musicians 21st-century Italian male musicians Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic