Jakov Gotovac

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Boris Papandopulo

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Franz von Suppè (1819 - 1895)

He was born Francesco E. E. C. Suppe-Demelli in Split, Dalmatia, while the Germanisation of his name in Vienna to Franz von Suppè was a result of the prevailing fashion.

Along with Johann Strauss Jr. and Karl Millöcker, he represents the classical period of Viennese operetta, which was even invented by him. Namely, he was the first to adapt the antecedent Singspiel (a genre that reached its peak with Mozart's Die Zauberflöte) in such way that it could be called a small opera (operetta). Later, Strauss and Millöcker accepted this style, which was further developed in Paris by Jacques Offenbach. He wrote about thirty operettas in total, the best known of which is Boccaccio (1879).

Von Suppè introduced motifs from Dalmatia in two of his works: Missa Dalmatica (1832, rewritten 1877), and the operetta Des Matrosen Heimkehr (1885). The mentioned operetta is even set in Hvar and Stari Grad on the island of Hvar in Dalmatia.

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Ivo Tijardović (1895 - 1976)

He was born in Split, Dalmatia, to which he remained attached for the rest of his life.

The entire opus is imbued with Dalmatian folk music. From his works, two operettas, Mala Floramye (1926) and Splitski akvarel (1928) stand out, in which he evoked the typical colour of Split. Their melodies are still widely recognised and popular among people today.

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