Pavel Šivic
Pavel Šivic (born February 2, 1908, in Radovljica, Slovenia — died May 31, 1995, in Ljubljana[1]) was a Slovenian composer, concert pianist, and music educator.[1] He is primarily known for his stage works, which include the music for five operas, an operetta, and a ballet; all of which premiered at the Ljubljana Opera House.[1] His 1974 opera Cortesova vrnitev (The Return of Cortes), is widely regarded as the finest achievement in the genre by a Slovenian composer and in Slovenian.[2] Šivic wrote the libretto to this opera himself, which is based on the 1967 play of the same name by Andrej Hieng.[2] Šivic also composed a twelve-tone suite, several cantatas, choral works, vocal art songs, solo instrument pieces for a variety of instruments including many for the piano, and multiple film scores.[1]
Šivic graduated from the Ljubljana Conservatory in 1931 where he was a pupil of Janko Ravnik (piano) and Slavko Osterc (composition).[1] He pursued graduate studies at the Prague Conservatory in 1933 with Vilém Kurz (piano), Josef Suk (composition) and Alois Hába (composition and music theory).[1] From 1939 until 1978 he taught composition on the faculty of the Academy of Music in Ljubljana.[3] He was also active as concert pianist and accompanist in Ljubljana; contributing greatly to the music life of that city.[1] He was given the Prešeren Award in 1965.[1]
Partial list of works
- Oj, ta prešmentana ljubezen [Oh, that Cursed Love] (operetta in 3 Acts, libretto by M. Simončič); 29 April 1931
- Dogodek v mestu Gogi [An Event in the Town of Goga] (ballet), 1967
- Cortesova vrnitev [The Return of Cortés], 1971 (opera in 3 Acts, libretto by Šivic, after A. Hieng); 20 March 1974
- Svitanje [The Daybreak] (opera in 1 Act, libretto by Šivic, after B. Šömen); 10 May 1979
- Samorog [The Unicorn] (opera in 3 Acts, libretto by Šivic, after G. Strniša), 1981
- Kaznovana radovednost [Curiosity Punished] (Children's opera in 1 Act, libretto by Šivic and V. Rudolph); 9 February 1988
- Hiša iz kart (opera), 1989
References
- Simona Moličnik, Milan Štupar (2008). Pavel Šivic: "Življenje ni praznik, je delavni dan", ob stoletnici rojstva (Razstavna dvorana NUK, Ljubljana, 2. februar 1908 -31. maj 1995). National and University Library of Slovenia.
- Gasper Troha (May 1, 2015). "Srecevanja besede in glasbe: radijska igra in libreto Hiengove Cortesove vrnitve". Primerjalna književnost. 38 (2): 145–156.
- F. Kriz̆nar and T. Pinter (1997). I. Bizjak (ed.). Sodobni slovenski skladatelji. Ljubljana. pp. 234–7, 321.
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