6 composers, 3 singers, 3 instrumentalists, and 1 conductor: Out at S.E.A. is a joint project supervised by Péter Eötvös, Luca Francesconi and Balázs Horváth and supported by the Peter Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation and the Budapest Music Center. After performances in Budapest and Milan the French premiere takes places at IRCAM in Paris on July 9.

Recently Casa Ricordi acquired a number of compositions by Luigi Dallapiccola (1904-1975). These include Canti di prigionia, Sei cori di Michelangelo Buonarroti il giovane and the ballet Marsia. On July 3 at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona the symphonic fragments from the ballet will be performed by the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya under the direction of Pablo González.

The world premiere of Azio Corghi’s Blanquette takes place on July 10 at the Settimane Musicale in Siena. The work for reciting voice and chamber orchestra will be interpreted by Chiara Muti and the Orchestra della Toscana under the direction of Marco Angius.

From our Repertoire is a blog category featuring knowledgeable commentary on works from our diverse catalogues. We will introduce you on a regular basis to not only the best-known compositions but also to niche works that we think deserve a little more attention.

On 29 January Luigi Nono would have turned 90, and on the occasion of this anniversary year the Holland Festival and Festspiele Zürich are commemorating the Venetian composer with a series of concerts in June and July.

Diego Matheuz will conduct the world premiere of a new piece by the Venetian composer Mauro Lanza on June 6 at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice.

In June, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin stages Salvatore Sciarrino's Lohengrin and Macbeth. Both music theatre works will be presented within the framework of the festival "Infektion". Jürgen Flimm, the opera's Intendant, is the stage director of Macbeth. Find out more in this interview.

On 20 June the Opéra national de Lorraine in Nancy presents the world premiere of Giorgio Battistelli’s Il medico dei pazzi, a comic opera loosely based on Edoardo Scarpetta’s Neapolitan comedy of the same name. The libretto was written by the composer. On stage there will be 11 singers and a chorus, conducted by Francesco Lanzillotta. The stage direction is by Carlos Wagner.

Two important premieres are coming up for Luca Francesconi in June: First, Esa-Pekka Salonen will conduct the world premiere of the orchestra piece Dentro non ha tempo at Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Second, the Royal Opera House in London will present a new production of his opera Quartett. Click here for more information and a video trailer about Quartett.

János Vajda (b. 1949) has always been highly acclaimed for his vocal output. His Mario and the Magician and Leonce and Lena established his fame as the leading Hungarian opera composer of the last decades. His contribution to Latin sacred music is equally substantial. His Magnificat, Pater noster, and Mass in B have been his main achievements so far.