Vatroslav Lisinski
Vatroslav Lisinski (Croatian: [vâtroslaːv lisǐnskiː], 8 July 1819 – 31 May 1854) was a Croatian composer. Lisinski was born Ignatius Fuchs to a German Jewish family. He would later change his name to Vatroslav Lisinski, which is a Croatian calque of his original name. For a time he worked as a clerk at the Tabula Banalis in Zagreb. Lisinski composed the first Croatian opera, Love and Malice (1846), which he wrote at the urging of Alberto Ognjen Štriga, and Porin (1851) as well as numerous works for orchestra, choir and soloists. He composed music for Hey, Slavs, which was national anthem of Slovak State, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall is named after him. He was also one of the founders of Illyrism, a movement that advocated the importance of Croatian and more generally South Slavic cultural heritage, as a reaction to Magyarisation during the Austro-Hungarian rule. Lisinski died in Zagreb on 31 May 1854 and was buried at the Mirogoj Cemetery. The international train EN 498/499 connecting Zagreb and Munich is named Lisinski. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Zagreb (capital city of Croatia), Died May 31, 1854 (Zagreb (capital city of Croatia) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-21147 | 10-in. | 12/7/1917 | Brodar | Nikola Zaninović | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lisinski, Vatroslav," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116547.
Lisinski, Vatroslav. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116547.
"Lisinski, Vatroslav." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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LCNAR: Lisinski, Vatroslav, 1819-1854 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr93033520
Wikidata: Vatroslav Lisinski - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1277066
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/44560657
MusicBrainz: Vatroslav Lisinski - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4e43034d-b37c-4ef6-80c1-76083f7bef3f
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/327662 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/327662
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