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Gala concert on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the HNK Opera in Zagreb

With the premiere of the opera Mislav, works by the great Croatian composer Ivan pl. Zajc, on October 2, 1870, the Opera was founded at the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb.

On the occasion of this great artistic jubilee, the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb will perform a gala concert on October 2, starting at 7.30 pm, marking the 150th anniversary of the work and activities of our largest and oldest Opera.

The concert will be conducted by maestro Nikša Bareza and will feature opera soloists Valentina Fijačko Kobić, Tamara Franetović Felbinger, Ivana Lazar, Cecilija Car, Dubravka Šeparović Mušović, Stjepan Franetović, Tomislav Mužek, Nikša Radovanović, Luciano Batinić, Ljubomir Puškarić, Ivica Trubić and the orchestra. Operas of the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb.

GALA CONCERT – PROGRAM

Conductor: Nikša Bareza

1. Ivan pl. Zajc: Mislav, overture

2. Ivan pl. Zajc: Ban Leget, aria by Margita

performed by Tamara Franetović Felbinger

3. Ivan pl. Zajc: Nikola Šubić Zrinjski, duet of Eva and Zrinjski Evo, under the open sky

performed by Tamara Franetović Felbinger and Ljubomir Puškarić

4. Vatroslav Lisinski: Porin, aria Porina Zorko moja

performed by Tomislav Mužek and the choir of the Opera of the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb

5. Vatroslav Lisinski: Porin, Davorije nek 'zaore

performed by the choir of the Opera of the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb

6. Blagoje Bersa: Oganj, aria by Lenka

performed by Valentina Fijačko Kobić

7. Joseph Hatze: Adele and Mara, Adel's Serenade

performed by Stjepan Franetović

8. Ivo Brkanović: Equinox, monologue by Jela Dubi samo, dubi, dubi

performed by Dubravka Šeparović Mušović

9. Jakov Gotovac: Morana, aria of Morana Immortelle, herbs, you fragrant flowers

performed by Valentina Fijačko Kobić and Cecilija Car

10. Jakov Gotovac: Morana, final of the 3rd act

performed by Valentina Fijačko Kobić, Cecilija Car, Nikša Radovanović, Ljubomir Puškarić, Ivica Trubić and the choir of the Opera of the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb

11. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, aria Leporella Madamina, the catalog is this

performed by Luciano Batinić

12. Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, aria Florestana Gott, welch Dunkel hier

performed by Tomislav Mužek

13. Giuseppe Verdi: Troubadour, Gypsy Choir and Ariacene Stride a Vampa aria

performed by Dubravka Šeparović Mušović and the choir of the Opera of the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb

14. Giacomo Puccini: Tosca, aria by Cavaradossi Recondita armonia

performed by Stjepan Franetović

15. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Lensky's aria Where, where?

performed by Tomislav Mužek

16. Bedřich Smetana: Sold Bride, duet of Marica and Janka

performed by Tamara Franetović Felbinger and Stjepan Franetović

17. Jacques Offenbach: Hoffman's Stories, Olympia Aria Les oiseaux dans la charmille

performed by Ivana Lazar and the choir of the Opera of the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb

18. Richard Wagner: Master Singers, winning song Morgenlich leuchtend

(concert version) performed by Tomislav Mužek

19. Giacomo Puccini: Tosca, Final 1st Act

performed by Nikša Radovanović, Luciano Batinić and the Zagreb Opera Choir Opera soloists: Valentina Fijačko Kobić, soprano Tamara Franetović Felbinger, soprano Ivana Lazar, soprano Cecilija Car, mezzo-soprano Dubravka Šeparović Mušović, mezzo-soprano Stjepan Franetović, tenor Tomislav Radžek, tenor Luciano Batinić, bass Ljubomir Puškarić, baritone Ivica Trubić, bass

Concertmaster: Mojca Ramušćak

Choirmaster: Luka Vukšić

Orchestra and choir of the Opera of the Croatian National Theater in Zagreb

Supervisors: Aleksandra Ćorluka and Zrinka Petrušanec