Aldo Brizzi — Catalogue of Compositions

Operas

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Operas and stage works: a selection of central titles in Aldo Brizzi’s theatrical catalogue.

Titles

I-Juca Pirama An opera born from the encounter between Paulo Coelho, Gilberto Gil and Aldo Brizzi: a work that tells the myth and identity of the peoples of the Amazon.
Amor Azul An opera by Gilberto Gil and Aldo Brizzi, conceived as a large lyrical and visionary fresco, telling the love story of Krishna and Radha in a time that is both contemporary and mythical.
Ópera dos terreiros A stage work with libretto by Jorge Portugal and Aldo Brizzi and music by Aldo Brizzi: an opera about Afro-descendant identity in colonial Brazil, where supernatural figures coexist with the daily reality of slavery.
Jelin A comic opera by Aldo Brizzi, inspired by the events of year zero as narrated in the Gospels: a work combining spiritual emotion and theatrical lightness through irony, wonder and laughter.
Gabriel et Gabriel A theatrical work on a text by Pauline Alphen with music by Aldo Brizzi, also conceived for young audiences: the story of two boys from different social and ethnic worlds who, under a spell, find themselves exchanging lives.
Mambo Mistico A musical comedy in operatic form, with text by Alfredo Arias and music by Aldo Brizzi: a work in which theatricality, irony and musical invention merge through provocation and overwhelming creative madness.

Vocal and instrumental music

A body of work crossing different forces and different stages of Aldo Brizzi’s creative path.

Symphonic music Compositions for orchestra, sometimes exploring a balance between stillness and movement.

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Ensemble music Ensemble writing often grows from polytimbral rhythmic elements, drawing on ethnic and popular suggestions capable of renewing cultivated languages.

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Chamber music Works for small forces and mixed formations, from duo to quartet, where timbre, gesture and writing are concentrated in an intimate dimension.

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Solo pieces Works for solo instrument, from piano to tuba, from percussion to strings, focused on the metamorphosis of monody into polyphony and polyrhythmic perception.

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Vocal music Pieces for solo voice and mixed works that show another direction: the reinvention of devotional traditions within music of creation.

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Electronics with voice and instruments Works for electronics alone and with voice or instruments, where electronic sound becomes a space of invention and dialogue with other sound worlds.

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Further categories

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Songs, vocal projects, transcriptions and other lines of the catalogue: a section open to parallel paths, stylistic crossings and different forms of musical creation.

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Brizzi do Brasil Aldo Brizzi’s first songs, collected in a landmark album featuring some of the most important voices in Brazilian and Lusophone music.
Aço do Açúcar Aldo Brizzi’s second album of songs: a more intimate and concentrated work, between songwriting, Brazilian memory and poetic tension.
Reis Project A paradigm of art song for voice, electronics and multimedia elements, experienced as a field of sonic experimentation on popular ground.
Endless Trails For ethnic voices, instruments and electronics. A cycle of pieces on encounter and the sense of the sacred in the music of the world.
Transcriptions From Hugo Wolf’s Spanisches Liederbuch, orchestrated for voice and chamber ensemble, to Giacinto Scelsi’s Les funerailles d’Alexandre in the 1988 version, and Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha, a three-act opera in orchestration and Portuguese version (2016) for singers, chorus and 13 instruments.