Pavel Šivic

Pavel Šivic (born February 2, 1908, in Radovljica, Slovenia — died May 31, 1995, in Ljubljana ) was a Slovenian composer, concert pianist, and music educator. Šivic wrote the libretto to this opera himself, which is based on the 1967 play of the same name by Andrej Hieng. He was also active as concert pianist and accompanist in Ljubljana; contributing greatly to the music life of that city. He was given the Prešeren Award in 1965.

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