Organization

Conductor

Josip Šego

Stage director

Krešimir Dolenčić

Set designer

Dalibor Laginja

Costume designer

Inga Kostinčer

Choreographer

Margareta Froman

Vatroslav Krčelić

Assistant Stage Director

Petar Vujačić

Chorus master

Luka Vukšić

Singer

Stjepan Franetović

Ero the Joker

Miljenko Đuran

Tamara Franetović Felbinger

Đula

Adela Golac Rilović

Valentina Fijačko

Josipa Lončar

Mate Akrap

Marko

Siniša Štork

Ivanka Boljkovac

Doma

Sofia Ameli Gojić

Ivana Srbljan

Dubravka Šeparović Mušović

Davor Radić

Sima

Ljubomir Puškarić

Nikolina Hrkać

Čobanče

Andrija Bošković

Nina Rašković

Silent

Mario Bokun

Momče

HNK Zagreb

Orchestra

Orkestar Opere Hrvatskoga Narodnog Kazalista u Zagrebu

Ballet

Ballet HNK Zagreb

Others

Choir HNK Zagreb

Assistant Costume designer

Tihana Cizelj

Assistant Set designer

Ante Serdar

Translator

Tijana Gojić

Croatian

Zagreb

Croatia

Public

English

Approved

Ero the Joker Gotovac

Najuspješnije i najpopularnije djelo Jakova Gotovca opera Ero s onoga svijeta odavno je ubrojen među najuspjelije slavenske komične opere, a od praizvedbe u zagrebačkome HNK 1935. gotovo ne silazi s repertoara svih hrvatskih nacionalnih kuća. Brojni osvrti o predstavama postavljenim na stranim pozornicama ocjenjuju Eru zaštitnim znakom hrvatske opere, koji prenosi pjesme i plesove svoje domovine u svijet, pri čemu su dramska riječ i glazba idealno spojene. Glazbeni kolorit, bujna orkestracija, živahni ritmovi, pjevne vokalne linije koje neprekinuto teku u uskoj su vezi s iznimnim libretom Milana Begovića prepunim duhovitih i domišljatih stihova. Glavni lik opere i pokretač radnje je Mića, mladić iz bogate seoske obitelji Dalmatinske zagore.
Dok pokušava pronaći djevojku s kojom bi se oženio, na majčin se savjet prikazuje kao siromah, kao Ero s onoga svijeta, jer želi biti siguran da ga odabranica Đula iskreno voli. Iako je mnoge prevario, na kraju mu je sve oprošteno i on dobije djevojku koju ljubi. Efektan baletni finale opere, furiozna tempa, svojevrsna je oda pučkom načinu života, u kojem glazba prožeta etnosom dalmatinskoga zaleđa dolazi u prvi plan.

hrvatski

As Jakov Gotovac’s most successful work, the opera Ero the Joker has been considered one of the best Slavic comic operas for a long time. Since its premiere in the Croatian National Theatre in 1935, it has been an almost constant part of the repertoires of all Croatian national theatres. Many reviews of productions on foreign stages consider Ero a symbol of Croatian opera, bringing the songs and dances of its homeland to the world, through impeccably intertwined lyrics and music. The chromatic musical scale, rich orchestration, lively rhythms, and continuously flowing, melodic vocal lines are closely tied to the exceptional libretto by Milan Begović, which is full of humorous verses. The main character of the opera and the central figure of the narrative is Mića, a young man from a wealthy rural family in the Dalmatian hinterland. While looking for a girl he could marry, he follows his mother’s advice and pretends to be a poor man. He introduces himself as Ero from another world, wanting to be certain that his chosen one, Đula, truly loves him. Although he tricks many, in the end he is forgiven and gets the girl he loves. The vigorous ballet finale of the opera, with its frenzied tempo, is an ode to a rural way of life, wherein the music, full of the ethos of the Dalmatian interior, swells to prominence.

The eternal young man! - Vijenac

Ovations, cheering, elation, audiences on their feet… all this in honor of the 80th anniversary of Ero the Joker. - Jutarnji list

Ero the Joker by Gotovac, From (2023/2023), Directed by Krešimir Dolenčić,, Conductor Josip Šego, HNK, Zagreb, Croatia

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