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Re: Ero, the Joker

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by: gggg gggg - Sat, 28 May 2022 06:20 UTC

On Thursday, February 29, 1996 at 10:00:00 PM UTC-10, Bob Jones wrote:
> In article <4h5i5f$2...@nw003.infi.net>, alchemist
> <jj...@PioneerPlanet.infi.net> wrote:
> > Many years ago, at a New York Philharmonic concert conducted by Andre
> > Kostelanetz, I heard an encore selection from an opera called "Ero, the
> > Joker". Does anyone know anything about this work? The particular
> > orchestral excerpt that was played was the "Kolo". It was a delightful
> > piece of music. I wonder what the rest of the music in the opera is
> > like. Is anyone aware of a recording of the "Kolo" or the entire opera?
> There used to be a few recordings, I believe, of the Kolo from "Ero s
> Onoga Svijeta" ["Ero, der Schelm" in German], by Jakov Gotovac, and it was
> played with some frequency on our local classical radio stations. I have
> a complete recording on 3 lp's, Jugoton LPY-V 94/95/96, which includes the
> Serbo-Croatian libretto and "explanatory text" in German and English as
> well. The cast includes baritone Vladimir Ruzdak, who made a brief
> appearance at the Met some decades ago, and Marijana Radev and Josip
> Gostic (the latter in the title rôle), both of whom had some international
> activity. The opera is a comedy, and this recording, by the Zagreb Opera,
> is conducted by the composer.
> Best wishes,
> Bob Jones
> --
> Lightfoot Lad
> "by brooks too broad for leaping"
> email: us01...@interramp.com

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