Ivo Tijardović

Ivo Tijardović (September 18, 1895 in Split, Austria-Hungary – March 19, 1976 in Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) was a Croatian composer, writer, and painter.

Tijardović studied music in Split and in Vienna, where he also studied architecture. He graduated from the Zagreb drama school in 1922. He then worked as conductor and stage designer at the Split Municipal Theatre (1922–9) before joining the music department of the Edison Bell Penkala recording company in Zagreb (1929–33). Returning to Split, he became director of the Croatian National Theatre, stage director of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, and director of the State Symphony Orchestra (later, the Zagreb Philharmonic). As a composer, he relied on folklore and a national musical expression, especially of his native region of Dalmatia. He composed eight operettas, the best known of which are Mala Floramye ("Little Floramye") and Splitski Akvarel ("The Split Aquarelle"), which conjure the magic of Split between to the two world wars. His operas dealt with historical themes. He also painted and worked as an illustrator.

Works

• Operettas
  • Pierrot Ilo, 1922 Split
  • Mala Floramye (Little Floramye), 1926 Split
  • Splitski Akvarel, 1928 Split
  • Zapovijed maršala Marmonta (Marshal Marmont's Order), 1929 Split
  • Jurek i Štefek, 1931 Zagreb
• Musicals
  • Katarina Velika (Katherine the Great, 1929 Zagreb
• Operas
  • Dimnjaci uz Jadran (Smokestacks on the Adriatic), 1951 Zagreb
  • Marko Polo, 1960 Zagreb
  • Dioklecijan (Diocletian), 1963 Zagreb

Sources

• Koraljka Kos. The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, edited by Stanley Sadie (1992). ISBN 0-333-73432-7 and ISBN 1-56159-228-5