Aldo Brizzi

Aldo Brizzi
Born
Alessandria, Italy
GenresClassical, contemporary
OccupationsComposer, conductor
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Aldo Brizzi is an Italian composer and conductor.[1]

Biography

Brizzi was born in Alessandria, Italy, in 1960. He studied piano, viola and composition at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan and later graduated in DAMS from the University of Bologna.[2]

As a composer and conductor, he has worked between Europe and Brazil. In 2016, he founded the Núcleo de Ópera da Bahia in Salvador.[3]

His stage works include Gabriel et Gabriel, performed at the Opéra de Tours in November 2015.[4]

He also composed Jelin, an opera in two acts, which premiered at the Teatro Alessandrino in Alessandria on 17 September 2021.[5][6]

Brizzi collaborated with Gilberto Gil on Amor Azul, an opera co-written by the two musicians and performed at the Auditorium de Radio France in Paris in December 2022. The production was presented in concerts on 2, 3 and 4 December 2022 by the Chœur de Radio France and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, with Brizzi conducting.[7][8]

In 2025, he co-composed the opera I-Juca Pirama with Gilberto Gil, with a libretto by Paulo Coelho. The work received its world premiere at the Theatro da Paz in Belém on 10 November 2025, with further performances on 11 and 12 November, as part of the XXIV Festival de Ópera do Theatro da Paz.[9]

Discography

  • The Labyrinth Trial (1999), featuring Maurizio Barbetti, Brake drum percussion, Francesco Cuoghi, Massimo Agostinelli, Ensemble Orphée; Rara-Kho, Italy
  • Brizzi do Brasil (2002), featuring Ala dos Namorados, Arnaldo Antunes, Augusto de Campos, Carlinhos Brown, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Margareth Menezes, Olodum, Teresa Salgueiro, Tom Zé, Virgínia Rodrigues and Zeca Baleiro; Eldorado Sony, Brazil
  • Aço do Açúcar (2005), Graça Reis, vocals and Aço do Açúcar; ACOACO4001, Brazil
  • Obrigado (2006) by Teresa Salgueiro featuring Aldo Brizzi; EMI
  • Reis (2008) EP, Graça Reis, vocals / Aldo Brizzi, electronics; WorldMediaVision, Mexico
  • Vela (2016) for saxophones and 3 ensembles, soloist Daniel Kientzy: Nova Musica, France
  • Holos (2021) Raghunath Manet) 2021; Magic & Unique Group / Musica Presente, Los Angeles/Italy
  • Oratório de Santo Antônio (2022), for soprano, mezzo, tenor, bass, chorus and 4 instruments. Núcleo de Ópera da Bahia; Musica Mundi, Brazil

References

  1. ^ "Artisti - Brizzi Aldo". Il Saxofono Italiano. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  2. ^ "Artisti - Brizzi Aldo". Il Saxofono Italiano. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  3. ^ "El Núcleo Ópera de Bahía (Brasil) se incorpora a Ópera Latinoamérica". Ópera Latinoamérica. 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  4. ^ "Gabriel et Gabriel". Operabase. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  5. ^ ""Gelindo in opera", due giorni di audizioni". AlessandriaNews. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  6. ^ "Tocco di Grigi nel "Gelindo in opera"". AlessandriaNews. 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  7. ^ "Gilberto Gil et l'opéra, pari gagné". Le Monde. 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  8. ^ "Gilberto Gil / Aldo Brizzi, Amor Azul". Maison de la Radio et de la Musique. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  9. ^ "Ópera inédita de Paulo Coelho, Gilberto Gil e Aldo Brizzi tem estreia mundial no XXIV Festival de Ópera do Theatro da Paz". Secretaria de Estado de Cultura do Pará. 2025-10-23. Retrieved 2026-03-11.

Bibliography

Aldo Brizzi writings

  • "Nostro", in Proposte musicali, Edizioni del Centro Musicale Fiorentino, Firenze (1980)
  • "Musica e ideologia", in Aldo Brizzi - Renzo Cresti, La musica, le idee, le cose, Edizioni del Centro Musicale Fiorentino, Firenze (1981)
  • "My visits to Via San Teodoro", in I suoni, le onde... n. 2, Fondazione Isabella Scelsi, Roma (1991)
  • "Giacinto Scelsi", in Pierre Albert Castanet - Nicola Cisternino, Viaggio al centro del suono, Luna Editore, La Spezia (1992)
  • "Wahrnehmung von Sinn und Zeichen im Lied" in Heinrich Heine von Dichtung un Musik, Hugo-Wolf Akademie, Tutzing (1996) ISBN 3 7952 0834 3
  • "Scelsi", in Von Krachnistein zu Gegenwart, Daco Verlag, Stoccarda (1996) ISBN 3-87135-028-1
  • "L'intimità rituale del gesto esecutivo", in I suoni, le onde... n. 21, Fondazione Isabella Scelsi, Roma (2008)
  • "Il progetto musicale" in Valerio Berruti, Dove il cielo s'attacca alla collina, Silvana Editoriale, Milano (2013)
  • "Le sorgenti inudibili del suono" The espectral music by Horatiu Radulescu, English version by Chiara Calabrese, Fiorenzo Bernasconi editore, (2022)ISBN 979-8441193153

Writings about Aldo Brizzi

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