Jakov Gotovac
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Jakov Gotovac was a Croatian composer and conductor of classical music. His comedic opera, Ero s onoga svijeta, Croatia's best-known opera, was first performed in Zagreb in 1935.
Gotovac in 1940 at the National Opera of Bulgaria
Monument to Jakov Gotovac in Osor
Josip Hatze
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Joseph Hatze was one of the first and most prominent Croatian composers at the beginning of the 20th century.
Jakov Gotovac
…in Split (then part of Austria-Hungary) and initially had little if any formal education in music. He was fortunate to be encouraged and supported by Josip Hatze, Cyril Metoděj Hrazdira and Antun Dobronić who instilled him with a nationalistic orientation in music. He started as a law student in Zagreb, but…
Photograph of Josip Hatze, 1951