Mille Affetti: Bruno de Sá (Brazil)

“Bruno de Sá… stunning… the purity of a high-register soprano. […] A true male soprano, capable of mastering thrilling tones… able to perform a wonderful cantabile with an enchanting mezza voce.” (“Opéra magazine”)

One of the best and most interesting male sopranos, Bruno de Sá, is coming to Paliesius Manor! The Brazilian soprano has performed many important roles and captivated critics and audiences in numerous countries. At Paliesius Manor, together with pianist Marcos Vinicius Vieira, he will present to the audience wonderful music by Mozart and his contemporaries from his second solo album “Mille Affetti”. Don’t miss this exceptional concert!

The excellent young male soprano Bruno de Sá has already received numerous wonderful reviews, and his extraordinary voice and exceptional musicality amaze professionals, critics, and audiences.

In 2015, he debuted in the leading role – Sesto in Mozart’s opera “La clemenza di Tito” at São Paulo’s “Teatro São Pedro”: “a triumph… an international career awaits…”, critics stated (concerto.com.br). In the 2016–2017 season, he returned to Teatro São Pedro as Gherardino (“Gianni Schicchi”), Harry (“Albert Herring”), Cherubino (“The Marriage of Figaro”), and First Lady (“The Magic Flute”). At the 20th “Amazonas de Ópera” festival, he performed the role of the Shepherd in “Tannhäuser” and was a soloist in the concert “Triunfo da Voz”, dedicated to the great castrato Farinelli: “Bruno de Sá captivated the audience…” (L’Opera).

In 2019, Bruno de Sá debuted in Europe and enchanted many audiences with his interpretation of Aci in Bononcini’s opera “Polifemo” (music director – Dorothee Oberlinger (“Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci” festival and Margravial Opera House Bayreuth)). In the 2019–2020 season, Bruno de Sá joined the Basel Theatre’s Young Artists Program, where he sang as Die Kleine Meerjungfrau in Jherek Bischoff’s production of “Andersens Erzählungen”, conducted by Thomas Wise (world premiere), and sang Barbarina in Figaro’s opera “The Marriage of Figaro”, conducted by Christian Curnyn. He sang Sesto in Händel’s “Giulio Cesare”, conducted by Peter Konwitschny (“Oper Halle”), as well as Isacio in Hasse’s “Irene” with the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra (“Musiikkitalo Helsinki” and “Theater an der Wien”).

In subsequent seasons, he returned to Bayreuth to sing as Berardo in Max Emanuel Cenčić’s production of Porpora’s “Carlo il Calvo” (Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival). Later, he performed the role of Abel in Scarlatti’s opera “Il Primo Omicidio”, conducted by Philippe Jaroussky (at Opéra de Montpellier and Salzburg Whitsun Festival), as well as Volusio in Hasse’s opera “Cajo Fabricio” with “{oh!} Orkiestra” (in Gliwice and Vienna). At the end of the season, he sang Nero in Händel’s “Agrippina”, directed by Staffan Waldemar Holm and conducted by Francesco Corti (Drottningholm). He also sang Cleopatra in Hasse’s “Marc’Antonio e Cleopatra” with “{oh!} Orkiestra”, conducted by Martyna Pastuszka (in Katowice, Dortmund), as well as Farnaspe in Graun’s opera “Adriano in Siria”, under the direction of Dorothee Oberlinger, which will be presented at the Potsdam Sanssouci Theatre (“Schloßtheater Sanssouci”).

Recently, Bruno debuted as Orpheus in Gluck’s opera “(Orfeo ed Euridice” and Sesto in Gluck’s opera “La Clemenza di Tito”, conducted by Michael Hoffstetter (“Gluckfestspiele”). He also joined the baroque pastiche “Sehnsucht” directed by Andreas Rosar and conducted by Philip Armbruster (Dortmund Opera), sang Aminta in Händel’s opera “Aminta e Fillide”, conducted by George Petrou (Göttingen Händel Festival), participated in the pastiche “Siface” with “Capella Cracoviensis”, conducted by Jan Tomasz Adamus (Krakow “Opera Rara” Festival), Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater”, conducted by Reinhard Goebel (Verbier Festival), sang Cleofide in Vinci’s opera “Alessandro nell’Indie”, conducted by Max Emanuel Cenčić and Martyna Pastuszka (“Bayreuth Baroque”), Stefano in Gounod’s opera “Roméo et Juliette”, conducted by Eric Ruf and Pierre Dumoussaud (“Opéra de Rouen Normandie”). Bruno also toured with various solo programs throughout Europe and fruitfully collaborated with renowned ensembles such as “il pomo d’oro” led by Francesco Corti, “Les Accents” led by Thibault Noally, “Nuovo barocco” led by Dimitris Karakantas, or Dorothee Oberlinger and her “Ensemble 1700”. Among other concert performances: a concert program at the Essen Philharmonie (Ruben Dubrowsky) and a Gala concert at the Vienna State Opera alongside baroque stars such as Cecilia Bartoli and Max Emanuel Cenčić.

The rising soprano star will begin the 2024–2025 season with “Grain of the Voice” – a contemporary pastiche directed by Ligiana Costa and conducted by André Dos Santos (“Theatro São Pedro”, Brazil). Together with Francesco Corti and “il pomo d’Oro”, he will sing his first Oberto in Händel’s opera “Alcina” (Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Paris, “Teatro Real” Madrid, and “Theater an der Wien” Vienna). Another highlight of the season is his debut at Berlin’s “Komische Oper Berlin” singing the role of Donna Elvira in Mozart’s opera “Don Giovanni” in a production signed by Kirill Serebrennikov and conducted by James Gaffigan.

Bruno de Sá distinguished himself in 2020 by receiving the “OPER!” award and in 2022 by winning the “ForumOpéra” trophy in the “Best Newcomer of the Year” category. In 2024, he also received the Austrian Music Theatre Award for the role of Aminta in the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music’s production of “L’Olimpiade” based on Vivaldi’s opera, conducted by Alessandro de Marchi.

As an exclusive “Erato / Warner Classics” artist, he released his first solo album “Roma Travestita” in September 2022, which received praise from the press and audiences worldwide. The program was presented with great success in Versailles, Rouen, Bayreuth, Ambronay, São Paulo, Izmir, Cremona, Vilnius, and Buenos Aires.

In October 2024, Bruno released his second solo album “Mille Affetti”, dedicated to Mozart and his contemporaries – a project prepared in collaboration with Jarek Thiele and the Wrocław Baroque Orchestra. The initial concert tour will include “Cavatina” Hall (Bielsko-Biała), NFM (Wrocław), “Teatro del Maggio Musicale” (Florence), Ahmed Adnan Saygun Art Center (Izmir), “Chapelle Corneille” (Rouen), “Château de Versailles” (Versailles), “Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music” (Budapest), and “Markgräfliches Opernhaus” (Bayreuth).

Marcos Vinicius Vieira is a Brazilian pianist specializing in collaborative piano and vocal repertoire. He recently completed his Master’s degree in “Liedgestaltung” at the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin (“Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin”), in Wolfram Rieger’s class.

He began his piano studies with Donata Lange at ULM – Tom Jobim (EMESP), later earning a Bachelor’s degree in piano performance at the University of São Paulo (USP), where he studied with Eduardo Monteiro and Luciana Sayure.

The pianist has won first prize in the 8th “Troféu Mansueto Barbosa” Young Talents Competition, the Best Collaborative Pianist award in the OCAM–USP competition, and other awards in major Brazilian piano competitions.

He performs extensively throughout Brazil in festivals, opera productions, and vocal competitions, with a particular focus on German “Lied” and the art of musical partnership between pianist and singer.