Wien Modern – La nuda voce

Musikverein, Main Hall
15 November 2026, 11am

Photo: Marco Borrelli / Salzburg Festival

Francesca Verunelli, who launched a new series of portraits of contemporary composers at the Salzburg Festival this year, has received numerous awards for her compositions. These include the Silver Lion at the 2010 Venice Musica Biennale and the 2020 Composition Grant from the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation. She has received numerous composition commissions, including from the SWR Symphony Orchestra and the Klangforum Wien.

La nuda voce I and II premiered in 2025 at the Donaueschingen Music Festival and Wien Modern. La nuda voce I, II, and III were performed this year at the Salzburg Festival.

‍Produced by Wien Modern and the Musikverein as part of Francesca Verunelli – Composer in Focus

Programme

Francesca Verunelli La nuda voce I for soprano, mezzo-soprano and ensemble

Francesca Verunelli La nuda voce II for soprano, mezzo-soprano, and ensemble

Francesca Verunelli La nuda voce III for soprano, mezzo-soprano and ensemble

Artists

Johanna Vargas Soprano

Helēna Sorokina Mezzo-soprano

Florian Bogner Sound direction

Klangforum Wien

Conductor

Emilio Pomàrico

Partner

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