A unique concert titled Opera perduta, performed by soprano Nela Šarić, mezzo-soprano Nera Gojanović, and pianist Gordana Pavić, brings rarely performed arias and duets from operas by Rossini, Donizetti, Gounod, Mascagni, Menotti, Moore, Meyerbeer, and Händel.

PROGRAM

Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868): La gazza ladra / The Thieving Magpie – duet of Ninetta and Pippo
Deh, pensa che domani… E ben, per mia memoria
cavatina Ninette Di piacer mi balza il cor

Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848): Linda di Chamounix – duet of Linda and Pierotto Al bel destin che attendevi

Gioachino Rossini (1792 –1868): Semiramide – Arsace's aria Ah, quel giorno ognor rammento

Charles Gounod (1818 –1893): Sapho – Sapho's aria Ne m`en veux pas d`être venue

Pietro Mascagni (1863 –1945): L`amico Fritz / Friend Fritz – Intermezzo

Gian Carlo Menotti (1911– 2007): The Consul – Lulaby

Douglas Moore (1893 – 1969): The ballad of Baby Doe – Elizabeth's aria Dearest Mama

Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791–1864): La Prophète / The Prophet – Fidès' aria Donnez, donnez pour une pauvre âme

Gioachino Rossini (1792 –1868): Semiramide– duet of Semiramide and Arsace Serbami ognor

Nela Šarić is a soprano from Zadar who earned her master’s degree from the Zagreb Academy of Music and pursued further training at the Welsh International Academy of Voice. She has performed with leading orchestras in Croatia and abroad, and her accolades include top prizes at international competitions such as the Riccardo Zandonai in Italy and the Stuart Burrows Voice Awards in Wales. Her operatic roles include La Traviata and La Bohème, and she has collaborated with renowned conductors and vocalists. In addition to her performance career, she is active in music education and founded the Music and Stage Studio ARIJA. Since October 2023, she has been a soloist with the Croatian National Theatre Opera in Split.

Mezzo-soprano Nera Gojanović graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Music under Professor Snježana Bujanović-Stanislav, and later completed a master’s program under the tutelage of prima donna Nelli Manuilenko. Throughout her career, she has achieved notable success and recognition. As a representative of Croatia, she participated in the World Youth Choir on tours to Taiwan and the Philippines. She has performed in numerous essential opera productions and collaborated with prominent conductors such as Pavle Dešpalj and Julije Marić, appearing with ensembles like the Zadar Chamber Orchestra and the Mostar Symphony Orchestra. Gojanović has also served as artistic director of the Musica appassionata classical music festival and led numerous cultural initiatives, including the concert season and International Vocal Masterclass in Šibenik. She is actively engaged in music education and was the music program curator for the International Children’s Festival in Šibenik.

Gordana Pavić was born in Zadar, where she completed her primary and secondary music education at the Blagoje Bersa Music School in the class of Prof. Zlata Eterović. She graduated in 1996 from the Zagreb Academy of Music under Prof. Jakša Zlatar and completed her postgraduate studies in 2006. Since 1999, she has lived in Šibenik, working as a piano teacher at the Ivan Lukačić Music School. In her dedicated pedagogical work, her students have achieved notable success in numerous competitions. In addition to teaching, she is an active performer, appearing as a soloist, accompanist, chamber musician, and orchestral member. She has collaborated with many artists, most frequently with mezzo-soprano Nera Gojanović, as well as with clarinetist Boris Plazibat, violist Lucija Brnadić, the Porin Quartet from Zagreb, the Zadar Chamber Orchestra, and Šibenik's two oldest cultural institutions – the Šibenik Choral Society “Kolo” and the Šibenik City Music Ensemble.