Jakov Gotovac

Jakov Gotovac
Gotovac in 1940 at the National Opera of Bulgaria
Born(1895-10-11)October 11, 1895
Split, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
(now Split, Croatia)
DiedOctober 16, 1982(1982-10-16) (aged 87)
Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
(now Zagreb, Croatia)
Occupations
  • Composer
  • conductor
  • pianist

Jakov Gotovac (Croatian pronunciation: [jâkoʋ gǒtovat͡s]; October 11, 1895 – October 16, 1982)[1] was a Croatian composer and conductor of classical music. His comedic opera, Ero s onoga svijeta (Ero the Joker), Croatia's best-known opera, was first performed in Zagreb in 1935.

  1. ^ "Groblja - G" [Graves - G]. Gradska Groblja Zagreb. Zagrebački Holding. Retrieved November 16, 2023.