Boris Papandopulo

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Boris Papandopulo, pencil drawing
Boris Papandopulo, pencil drawing

Boris Papandopulo (Honnef am Rhein, February 25, 1906 – Zagreb, October 16, 1991), Croatian composer and conductor. He was the son of Greek noble Konstantin Papandopulo and Croatian opera singer Maja Strozzi-Pečić,

He studied the composing in Zagreb, and conducting in Vienna.
He led the chores of Kolo in Zagreb and Zvonimir in Split, he was the director of opera of Croatian National Theatre and the conductor of Simfonijski orkestar Hrvatskog radija, director of opera in Rijeka, conductor of opera in Sarajevo, Zagreb and Split.
Boris Papandopulo is the author of the one of the biggest opuses in Croatian music (over 440 works).

Works:

  • operas:
    • "Sunčanica"
    • "Amfitrion"
    • "Rona"
  • ballets:
    • "Zlato"
    • "Teuta"
    • "Kraljevo"
    • "Hommage a Bach"
    • "Istarske freske"
    • "Marulova pisan"
    • "Muka gospodina našega Isukrsta"
    • "Hrvatska misa"
    • "Podnevna simfonija"
  • other works (oratorios etc.)
    • Osam studija
    • Osorski requiem
    • Clarinet Quintet

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