Stories from Fažana’s waterfront

Works of Antonio Smareglia reimagined in a contemporary way

As Paul Kupelwieser in 1893 turned Brijuni into a fashionable seaside and health resort for the elite, the transformation of Fažana from a small, poor fishing village to an economic centre and favourite tourist destination was considerably fast. Newspapers of that time pointed out that the distinguished people were attracted to Fažana’s waterfront with one of them being the famous composer Antonio Smareglia. He spent his vacation in Villa “Oceana” which once stood between Fažana harbour and pine wood Pineta, with a lovely view of the sea. It was there where he was inspired to to compose the opera Oceana.

This year’s Stories from Fažana’s waterfront take us back to the time  when Brijuni and Fažana were the meeting point of European and world élite, and celebrate the life and work of one of our most noted composers – Antonio Smareglia.

Program:
• Antonio Smareglia: Danze Ungharesi from the opera Il Vassallo di Szigeth
Sandro Vešligaj, piano

• Project presentation:
Melita Peroković, director of the Fažana Tourist Board
Gorka Ostojić Cvajner, author of the artistic concept of the Promenade Antonio Smareglia

• Radomir Korać, Mayor of Fažana Municipality: Solemn inauguration of the Promenade

• Artists represent the author’s benches: Iva Fonović, Oleg Morović, and Oleg Šuran

• Antonio Smareglia: Spring Serenade from the opera Pittori Fiamminghi
Lucia Lyon, violin
Sandro Vešligaj, piano