Ero the Joker is the absolute all-time favorite opera among Croatians. A couple of years ago it celebrated it's seven hundredth performance alone at the Zagreb National Theater. The Croatian Jakov Gotovac, one of the most trailblazing composers of the earlier Yugoslavia, premiered the opera in 1935. After it's immediate success it toured through what was then the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, and today it continues to be a favorite selection for performance programs in the countries of the former Yugoslavia. In Germany, however, this comic opera brimming with musical wit has to be assigned the status of a rarity. It's last performance prior to this one was in Munich in 1942 - in a German translation. But now back to the original: on Sunday, 19 May 2019, the Munich Radio Orchestra under it's principal conductor, the Croatian Ivan Repusic, presented a concert performance of Ero the Joker in Croatian. The lead solo roles are sung by native speakers of Croatian, and for the occasion the Croatian Radio Chorus, with which Repusic has launched a cooperative program, made the trip to Munich. Gotovac's music sparkles with Eastern European and Mediterranean folkloric influences. The composer is regarded as one of the founders of a Croatian national musical language that in the nineteenth century was fueled by the yearning for national identity. Here we hear music full of lyrical and witty moments and with magnificent arias and choral numbers. And it's hero is a joker who challenges fate.

Tracklist:

Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act I: Duni Mi, Duni Lađane
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act I: Đula Pred Kućom Sjedila
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act I: Oh, Bože! &Scaron;ta Je?
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act I: Vidjele Ste, Siđoh Odozgora
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act I: Da L' Od Na&scaron;ih Nekog Tamo Viđe?
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act I: Koij Vam Je Jutros Vrag?
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act I: Evo Torba!
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act I: Ja Sam Ti O Đurđevu Dne Kitio Pendžere
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act I: &Scaron;ta Radi Ovdje Stranac?
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act I: He, He! Da Je Tvoje, &Scaron;to Je Moje
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act I: Ero!
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act I: &Scaron;to Je Sjajno, Ero, Žuto Zlato!
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act I: &Scaron;to Ti Je?
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act I: Ha, Ha! Bruka, Jest!
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act I: Kao Da Sam Tvoje Misli Znala
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act II: Oj! Brblje Voda, Žrvnji Rokću
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act II: Ja Sam Gazde, Marka Žena!
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act II: Majko, Majčice
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act II: Otari S Lica Suze Đevoijko
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act II: Od Mog Dvora Do Dragina
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act II: A Sad Da Vidi&scaron; Čuda!
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act II: Juri, Juri, Stari Sokole
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act II: &Scaron;to Su Konji, Ero, Za Jesenje!
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act II: &Scaron;ta Ne Ide&scaron;?
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act II: Jao Meni!
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act II: Ah, Ti Si Ovdje?
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act II: &Scaron;ta Da Čovjek Radi?
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act III: Skitao Se Budalina Tale
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act III: Oba Mi Se Slomi&scaron;e Koljena
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act III: Ne Dođoh Ne Dernek Da Gladnim I Žednim
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act III: Gazda Marko!
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act III: &Scaron;to Su Mome, Ero, Za Kradenje!
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act III: Ti Zna&scaron;, Mića, Dok Sam Dijete Bila
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act III: Jao Meni, Joj!
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act III: Caca! Cako!
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act III: Čekaj Samo Čas!
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act III: Neću Da Se Dulje Ponizuje&scaron; Ovdje
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act III: Meine Moja Majka Svjetovala
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act III: Pa &Scaron;ta Si Onda Varao I Krao?
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act III: &Scaron;to Je Sjajno, Ero, Žuto Zlato!
Ero S Onoga Svijeta, Op. 17, Act III: Kako. &Scaron;to Na Nebu Sja Visoko

UPC: 761203508020
Label: Cpo Records
Release Date: 7.3.20
Format: CD

Gotovac / Croatian Radio Television Choir - Ero S Onoga Svijeta (2 CD)