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LUCIA RONCHETTI
Born on 3 February in Rome
Education and degrees
Columbia University Music Department (New York)
Visiting Scholar (Fulbright Fellow)
Thesis: Timbre Texture as Formal Determinant of Composition
(supervisor Prof.
Tristan Murail)
École pratique des hautes études en Sorbonne, Paris (France)
Ph.D. (Doctorate) in Musicology
Dissertation: Le style orchestral d’Ernest Chausson
(supervisor Prof. François Lesure)
State exam: qualification to teach Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue and Composition
in Italian Conservatories
Annual computer music courses at IRCAM, Paris
(main supervisor Prof.
Tristan Murail)
State exam: qualification to teach Music History in Italian Conservatoires
Composition studies with Gérard Grisey in Paris
State exam: qualification as Conservatoire Librarian
University of Paris I-Sorbonne
Diplôme d'Études Approfondies (D.E.A.) in Aesthetics
Corsi Internazionali di Città di Castello (Perugia)
Composition seminars with Salvatore Sciarrino
University of Rome, Laurea in Humanities, cum laude
Thesis in Music History: La scrittura orchestrale di Bruno Maderna
(dissertation supervisor Prof.
Pierluigi Petrobelli)
Conservatorio Santa Cecilia, Rome, Diploma in Composition
Conservatorio Santa Cecilia, Rome, Diploma in Computer Music
Scuola di Musica di Fiesole (Florence) Composition seminars with Sylvano Bussotti
Honours and Grants
Nominated by the German Ministry of Culture and Media (BKM) as a member of the Jury for , for the Music sector, for the Akademie Rom Villa Massimo, the Deutschen Akademie Rom Casa Baldi, the Deutschen Studienzentrum in Venice and the Cité Internationale des Arts de Paris
Nominated as President of the Élan Prize, organised by the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France and Ircam
Invited composition teacher at the impuls Academy Graz
Invited composition teacher at Académie ManiFesteIrcam
Nominated as Connector/Advisor in Music Composition for the season by the American Academy Rome
Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung Composition Commission for Der Doppelgänger
Invited composition teacher at the impuls Academy Graz
Fellow at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin
Louis Spohr Music Prize of the city of Braunschweig
Among the 10 personalities of the year for the music magazine Classic Voice, for the artistic direction of the Biennale Musica
Artistic Director of the Biennale Musica in Venice
Invited professor at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse
Member of the Jury for the French Academy in Rome-Villa Medici
Visiting Professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt
Award for best music at the "Arte Non Stop Festival" di Buenos Aires for Rivale Opera-Film, directed by Giulio Boato.
Composer-in-residence, Mole Antonelliana, Amici della Musica di Ancona
Commande de l’Etat-French Ministry of Culture for Sangu di rosa
Aventis Foundation support for Inferno
Invited professor at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse
Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung Composition Commission for Inferno
Inedia prodigiosa as one of the 10 best opera productions in (GDM)
Grant of the SACEM (Commission Jeune Public) for Les Aventures de Pinocchio
Invited professor at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse
Commande de l’Etat-French Ministry of Culture for Les Aventures de Pinocchio
Composer-in-residence, Villa Concordia, Bamberg
Deutscher Theaterpreis "Der Faust" for Achim Freyer in the category set and costumes
for Esame di mezzanotte
Esame di mezzanotte best opera production in Germany (Opernwelt )
Composer-in-residence, Schloss Werdenberg (CH)
Künstlerinnenpreis, Heidelberg
Music Theatre Now Prize (International Theatre Institute)
Composer-in-residence, Yaddo, New York
Prize Fonds Experimentelles Musiktheater NRW
Composer in residence, Berliner Künstlerprogramm
D.A.A.D.
(Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst)
Columbia University Music Department (New York)
Visiting Scholar (Fulbright Fellow)
Composer-in-residence, Staatsoper Stuttgart (Forum Neues Musiktheater)
Composer-in-residence, The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH (USA)
Composer-in-residence, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart
Composition Prize, Federazione Cemat (Rome)
Fellowship, Fondation des Treilles (Paris)
Dimitri Mitroupoulos International Composition Prize, Athens
Erato-Farnesina Fellowship for a six-month residence in Paris
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Progetto Dionysos” Composition Prize Italian Ministry of Culture
Composer-in-residence Fondation Nadia Boulanger, Paris
Doctoral Studies Fellowship Italian Ministry of University and Scientific Research
Premieres (music theatre projects)
Pinocchios Abenteuer, chamber opera, , Staatsoper Stuttgart
Der Doppelgänger, opera, , SWR Schwetzingen Festspiele
Searching for Zenobia, chamber opera, , Munich Biennale
Der Doppelgänger, opera, , Luzerner Theater
Searching for Zenobia, chamber opera, , Staatstheater Braunschweig
Chronicles of loneliness, choral opera, , ACHT BRÜCKEN | Musik für Köln
Das Fliegende Klassenzimmer, opera, , Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Studio di ombre, drammaturgia, , Frankfurter Museums-Gesellschaft
Pinocchios Abenteuer, chamber opera, , Staatsoper Hannover
Pinocchios Abenteuer, chamber opera, , Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin
Florilegium, drammaturgia, , Gewandhaus, Leipzig
Les Paroles Gelées, choral opera, , Nouvelle Philharmonie, Paris
E caddi come corpo morto cade, drammaturgia, , Tauber Philharmonie, Wikersheim
Infin che 'l mar fu sovra noi richiuso, drammaturgia, , Tauber Philharmonie, Wikersheim
Inferno, opera, , Oper Frankfurt
Florilegium, drammaturgia, , Teatro San Carlo di Napoli
Never bet the devil your head, , drammaturgia, Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik
Sangu di rosa, drammaturgia, , France Musique, Radio France
Cartilago auris magna et irregulaliter formata, drammaturgia, , Kölner Philharmonie
Le avventure di Pinocchio, chamber opera (new production), , Teatro Lauro Rossi, Macerata
The Pirate Who Does Not Know the Value of Pi, , Biennale Musica, Venezia
Speranze fuggite, sparite da me, drammaturgia, , Kölner Philharmonie
Inedia prodigiosa, choral opera (new production), , Nouvelle Philharmonie Paris
Prosopopeia, choral opera, (new version ), , Stephankirche, Bamberg
Le avventure di Pinocchio, chamber opera (premiere of the italian version), , Opera di Roma/Festival Romaeuropa
Rivale, chamber opera, , Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin
Les aventures de Pinocchio, chamber opera, , Opera de Rouen/Nouvelle Philharmonie, Paris
Forward and downward, turning neither to the left nor to the right, action concert piece, Accademia Filarmonica Romana,
Helicopters and Butterflies, action concert piece (new production), , Opera di Roma
, theater music for Achim Freyer, , Berliner Ensemble
Aria da baule, drammaturgia, , Nationaltheater Mannheim
Lascia ch’io pianga, action concert piece, , Theaterhaus, Stuttgart
Fiore di campo, radio-play, , Deutschlandradio Kultur
Inedia prodigiosa, choral opera, , Teatro Massimo, Palermo
Esame di mezzanotte, opera, , Nationaltheater Mannheim
Lacus timoris, drammaturgia, , Nationaltheater Mannheim
Mise en Abyme, chamber opera, , Semperoper Dresden
Lezioni di tenebra, chamber opera, (new production), , Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin
Anatra al sal, action concert piece, , Romaeuropa festival, Roma
Forward and downward, turning neither to the left nor to the right, action concert piece, , Theater Rigiblick, Zürich
Le Palais du silence, drammaturgia, , Festival d’Automne à Paris
Sub-Plot, chamber opera, , Semperoper Dresden
Helicopters and Butterflies, action concert piece, , Festival d’Automne à Paris
Contrascena, chamber opera, , Semperoper Dresden
Neumond, chamber opera, , Nationaltheater Mannheim
Ravel Unravel, action concert piece, , Amici della musica, Ancona
Last desire, chamber opera (new production), , Staatsoper Unter der Linden, Berlin
3e32 Naufragio di terra, choral opera, Società Aquilana dei Concerti B.
Barattelli, L'Aquila
Sei Personaggi in cerca di autore, action concert piece, , Rai Nuova Musica, Torino
Narrenschiffe, choral opera, , Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
Sebenza e-mine, radio play, , Deutschlandradio Kultur
Lezioni di tenebra, chamber opera, , Konzerthaus, Berlin
Proposopeia, choral opera, , Kasseler Musiktage, Kassel
Albertine, action concert piece, , MaerzMusik, Berlin
Der Sonne entgegen, chamber opera, second production , MaerzMusik, Berlin
Xylocopa violacea, action concert piece, , Festival Ultraschall, Berlin
Il Castello di Atlante, Radio Play, , Deutschlandradio Kultur
Der Sonne entgegen, chamber opera, , Musiktheater im Revier, Gelsenkirchen
Hamlet's Mill, action concert piece, , Musik der Jahrhunderte, Stuttgart
Pinocchio, una storia parallela, drammaturgia, , Festival Ultraschall, Berlin
Last desire, chamber opera, , Staatsoper Stuttgart
Hombre de mucha gravedad, drammaturgia, , Musik der Jahrhunderte, Stuttgart
L'ape apatica, chamber opera, , Teatro La Fenice, Venezia
Commissions
Bernd Loebe-Oper Frankfurt
Bernd Loebe-Oper Frankfurt
Daniel Ott- Münchener Biennale
Thomas Guggeis- Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester
Louwrens Langevoort- Philharmonie Cologne
Heike Hoffmann-Schwetzinger Festspiel/Ina Karr-Luzerner Theater
Christoph Meyer-Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Düsseldorf
Catherine Simonpietri-Ensemble Sequenza , Paris
Laurent Bayle-Nouvelle Philharmonie, Paris
Christine Fischer-Musik der Jahrhunderte, Stuttgart
Ivan Fedele-Biennale Musica, Venezia
Louwrens Langevoort-Philharmonie Cologne
Bernd Loebe-Oper Frankfurt/Anselm Weber- Schauspiel Frankfurt
Jürgen Flimm-Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin
Claus Peymann-Berliner Ensemble
Christine Fischer-Musik der Jahrhunderte, Stuttgart
Klaus-Peter Kehr-Nationaltheater Mannheim
Hervé Boutry-Ensemble Intercontemporain, Paris
Marcus Gammel-Deutschland Radio Kultur, Berlin
Giorgio Battistelli-Orchestra Regionale Toscana, Firenze
Oscar Pizzo-Teatro Massimo, Palermo
Jens Schubbe- Collegium Novum, Zürich/
Mirella Weingarten-Schlossmediale Werdenberg
Klaus-Peter Kehr-Nationaltheater Mannheim
Eytan Pessen-Semperoper, Dresden
Vincenzo de Vivo-Teatro San Carlo, Napoli
Josephine Markovits- Festival d’automne à Paris/
Hervé Boutry-Ensemble Intercontemporain, Paris
Christine Fischer-Neue Vocalsolisten, Stuttgart
Eytan Pessen-Semperoper, Dresden
Guido Barbieri-Amici della musica, Ancona
Eytan Pessen-Semperoper, Dresden
Josephine Markovits- Festival d’automne à Paris
Walter Nußbaum-Schola Heidelberg
Giorgio Battistelli-Società Aquilana dei Concerti "B.
Barattelli", L’Aquila
Frank Havrøy –Nordic Voices, Oslo
Klaus-Peter Kehr-Nationaltheater Mannheim
Michele Dall’Ongaro-Rai Nuova Musica-Orchestra Rai, Torino
Giorgio Battistelli- Orchestra Regionale Toscana, Firenze
Jens Schubbe-Konzerthaus, Berlin
Eckhard Manz-Musikbüro der Martinskirche, Kassel
Florian Scholz-Bayerische Staatsoper, München
Marcus Gammel-Deutschland Radio Kultur, Berlin
Jean-Baptiste Joly- Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart
Roland Diry-Ensemble Modern/Jens Cording-Siemens Arts Program
Detlef Heusinger -Experimentalstudio für akustische Kunst e.V., Freiburg
Ingrid Beirer-Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Berlin
Bernard Cavanna-Commande d’État/Ensemble 2E2M, Paris
Matthias Osterwold-MaerzMusik, Berlin
Christine Fischer-Neue Vocalsolisten, Stuttgart
Christian Esch-NRW KULTURsekretariat / Hans-Joachim Wagner -Kunststiftung NRW
Joachim Maier -Musik der Jahrhunderte, Stuttgart
Goetz Naleppa-Deutschland Radio, Berlin
Folkmar Hein-Elektronisches Studio der TU, Berlin
Lucas Fels-Ensemble Recherche, Freiburg
Peter Heilker -Bayerische Staatsoper, München
Jeffrey Bossin -Kulturveranstaltungen des Bundes, Berlin
Rainer Pöllman-Festival Ultrashall, Berlin
Daniele Spini, Orchestra Rai, Torino
Folkmar Hein- Elektronisches Studio der Technischen Universität, Berlin
André Richard-Experimental Studio of the SWR, Freiburg
Klaus Zehelein-Staatsoper Stuttgart (Forum Neues Musiktheater), Stuttgart
Christine Fischer-Arditti Quartett /Neue Vocalsolisten, Stuttgart
Bernard Cavanna-Conservatorire Gennevilliers-Comande de l’Etat, Paris
Harry Vogt-WDR Sinfonieorchester, Köln
Massimo Contiero-Teatro Sociale di Rovigo/Teatro La Fenice, Venice
Philip Hurel-Commande d’État, Ensemble Court-Circuit, Paris
Harry Vogt-Wittener Tagen, Witten
Thomas Kessler-Elektronisches Studio, Musik-Akademie, Basel
Monique Veaute- Festival Romaeuropa, Roma
Pinotto Fava-Rai Radio Tre, Roma
Daniel Teruggi-G.
R. M., Radio France, Paris
Joëlle Leandre-Commande de l’État, Paris
David Jisse-Studio Muse en Circuit, Paris
Luigi Pestalozza-Musica/Realtà, Milano
René Bosc-Radio France, Paris
Luciano Berio-Orchestra Regionale Toscana, Firenze
Hans Werner Henze-Münchener Biennale, München
Pinotto Fava- Rai Radio Tre, Roma
Artistic direction
Artistic director of the Biennale Musica in Venice
Artistic direction of the multidisciplinary Festival Animato in Rome at the art space Sala 1, in collaboration with its curator-director Mary Angela Schroth
Teaching
Conservatorio di Musica di Salerno
Professor of Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue and Composition (tenured position)
Seminars and conference participations
Univeristà degli studi, Macerata, ; Accademia di Belle Arti, Macerata, ; HochschuleUrsula Gymnasium, NRW Kultur Sekretariat, Aachen ; Chorforum Essen, NRW Kultur Sekretariat, ; Volksbühne, Berlin ; Bayerische Staatsoper, München ; Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique, Paris ; Festival Arcana, , ; Goethe on Main Institute, Johannesburg ; Musik der Jahrhunderte, Stuttgart ; Goethe Institut Johannesburg ; Konzerthaus, Berlin ; Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart ; Conservatoire Régional de Musique, Paris ; Music Theatre Now (International Theatre Institute), Berlin ; Hochschule der Künste of Zurich (ZHdK) ; Musiktheater in Revier, Gelsenkirchen, ; Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler, Berlin ; Elektronisches Studio der Technischen Universität, Berlin ; DAAD, Berlin ; Temple University, Philadelphia, ; Yaddo, New York ; Experimentalstudio für akustische Kunst e.V., Freiburg ; Columbia University Music Department, New York ; Ferienkurse Darmstadt ; Staatsoper Stuttgart (Forum Neues Musiktheater) ; The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough ; Teatro La Fenice, Venezia ; Ile de france opéra et ballet, Paris ; Université de la Sorbonne, Paris IV, ; Council of Europe, Budapest ; IRCAM, Paris
Original compositions
Published by Casa Ricordi (Milano) and Rai Com (Roma).