Die opern von Ivan Zajc zwischen nationalismus und Panslawismus

Katalinić, Vjera (2011) Die opern von Ivan Zajc zwischen nationalismus und Panslawismus. Studia Musicologica, 52 (1-4). pp. 189-200. ISSN 1788-6244

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Abstract

Ivan Zajc (Rijeka/Fiume, 1832 — Zagreb, 1914), a composer and teacher, came to Zagreb in 1870, after his schooling in Milan, and operetta career in Vienna. His task was: 1) to establish a permanent opera ensemble within the National Theatre, 2) to prepare and perform a standard operatic repertoire, and 3) to create Croatian national operas. The article deals with a segment of his operatic output in the sphere of national music, articulated in his national-historic trilogy (Mislav, Ban Leget and Nikola Šubić Zrinjski), but also in a “merry folk opera” Zlatka, and some elements can be traced in his later work Primorka. The article deals also with his three operas (Lizinka, Pan Tvardovski, Gospodje i husari), where the composer (together with his librettists) tried to approach pan-Slavic ideas. The discussed elements are the changes in ideological directions of these operas, their plots and their musical presentation, as well as opinions of both the composer and his librettists, and the reception of these works performed in Zagreb are discussed.

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