Ivan Zajc

Ivan pl. Zajc (August 3, 1832 – December 16, 1914) was a prolific Croatian composer, conductor, director and teacher who for over forty years dominated Croatia's musical culture. Through his artistic and institutional reform efforts, he is credited with its revitalization and refinement, paving the way for new and significant Croatian musical achievements in the 20th century.

List of major works

• La tirolese, Premiered in Milan on May 4, 1855
• Amelia ossia Il bandito, Rijeka, April 24, 1860
• Mannschaft an Bord, Vienna, December 15, 1863
• Fitzliputzli, Vienna, November 5, 1864
• Die lazzaroni vom Stanzel, Vienna, May 4, 1865
• Die Hexe von Boissy, Vienna, April 24, 1866
• Nachtschwärmer, Vienna, November 10, 1866
• Das Rendezvous in der Schweiz, Vienna, April 3, 1867
• Das Gaugericht, Vienna, September 14, 1867
• Nach Mekka, Vienna, January 11, 1868
• Somnambula, Vienna, January 21, 1868
• Schützen von Einst und Jetzt, Vienna, July 25, 1868
• Meister Puff, Vienna, May 22, 1869
• Mislav, Zagreb, February 2, 1870
• Ban Leget, Zagreb, July 16, 1872
• Der gefangene Amor, Vienna, September 12, 1874
• Nikola ?ubi? Zrinski, Zagreb, November 4, 1876
• Lizinka, Zagreb, November 12, 1878
• Der Wildling, Zagreb, September 23, 1905
• Prvi grijeh, Zagreb, April 25, 1907; December 18, 1912
• O?e na?, Zagreb, December 16, 1911