DVD and CD Reviews, Reviews
CD Review: Vatroslav Lisinski’s ‘Deutsche Lieder’
https://operawire.com/cd-review-vatroslav-lisinskis-deutsche-lieder/
Who was Vatroslav Lisinski (1819–1854)? A composer—and ideologue of Illyrism, the South Slavic campaign against Austrian hegemony; a Croatian nationalist, and—like his Italian counterparts of the Risorgimento—very much a child of his time. He is credited with the first Croatian national opera, “Ljubav i zloba” (“Love and Malice”), and is the namesake of the Zagreb Concert Hall—as was pointed {…}
