Giorgio Battistelli

Giorgio Battistelli is an Italian composer of contemporary classical music.

Early life and education Giorgio Battistelli was born in Albano Laziale, Italy.

He studied at the conservatory in L'Aquila, and is a former student of Stockhausen and Kagel.

Career By 2009, Battistelli had written nearly 20 operas, on subjects ranging from Diderot and d'Alembert's Encyclopaedia to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

In November 2009 he was artistic director of the Jerwood Opera Writing Programme hosted by Aldeburgh Music in England.

Battistelli's opera Wake was premiered by the Birmingham Opera Company in March 2018 and is inspired by the story of Lazarus being brought back from the dead.

He was artistic director of the Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte di Montepulciano, the Orchestra Regionale Toscana.

He has been director of the music section of the Venice Biennale.

His music is published by Ricordi and recordings available on Stradivarius.

Recognition and awards In 1990 Battistelli won the SIAE award for an opera, and in 1993 the Cervo Prize for contemporary music.

He was awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on 27 December 2020.

Stage works