Korčula, with its romantic streets and squares, is the perfect setting for intimate classical music concerts, a tradition that has continued for years every July and August. This August, the spotlight is on Opera Week, featuring a stunning musical performance that began two years ago with the premiere of the comic opera "The Siege of […]
Ivan pl. Zajc's opera Nikola Šubić Zrinjski stands as the most celebrated and iconic piece of Croatian musical theatre. With its deep historical connotations, the work has earned the status of a national treasure and continues to hold an enduring place in the country’s cultural heritage. Though musicologists and critics have discussed certain flaws in […]
This opera is one of many partially forgotten or lost Croatian operas, or in this case, destroyed. The score and nearly all orchestral parts were lost in the devastating fire that consumed the Croatian National Theatre in Split in 1970, with the building's reconstruction taking until 1979. Thankfully, the Yugoslav Composers’ Society had printed a […]
