According to a statement from Roche, Kyburz hopes to use the commission to "realize a long-cherished dream of composing a work for voices and orchestra."
The previous Roche Commissions have gone to Harrison Birtwistle and Chen Yi, whose Si Ji premiered in Lucerne last week.
The Hairspray and Some Like It Hot composer will be joined by Rory Donovan, Elizabeth Stanley, Shayna Steele, and Marissa Jaret Winokur at the July concert.
The company's 2024-25 season will also include Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel.
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The singers are leading the Metropolitan Opera premiere of John Adams' work.
The production will include Bernstein’s incidental music for Lillian Hellman’s adaptation of The Lark, and Menotti’s The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and The Manticore.
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