Risto Savin


Risto Savin, born Friderik Širca, was a Slovenian composer. He is one of the composers credited with creating a Slovenian national tradition of opera.
Risto Savin was a pseudonym adopted by Friderik Širca, a general in the army. He studied composition with Robert Fuchs in Vienna and became notable as one of the composers of Slovenian-language opera. His opera Lepa Vida is one of the Slovenian operas to show the influence of Wagner.
The house where Risto Savin was born in Žalec is now a museum.

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Operas
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