International Opera Arias Festival
IN MEMORIAM VIDO PERUČIĆ
Tino Pattiera
This Festival is named and organized in memory of the world-famous opera singer, tenor Tino Pattiera, born in 1890 in Cavtat near Dubrovnik, where he died in 1966. Tino Pattiera is a significant and famous name of European and world opera houses of the first half of the 20th century. He was the champion of the Royal Saxon Palace Opera in Dresden and Elan of the Berlin State Opera. Pattiera was a tenor with a specific voice who interpreted the lyrical and dramatic character of the most famous opera works by Meyerbeer, Tchaikovsky, Moussorgsky, Verdi Puccini, Wagner, Strauss, and many others. In addition, he sang with many internationally renowned singers on world stages. Among others, he has performed with: Met Seinemyer, Elisabeth Rethberg, Irma Tewrvani, Nelen Torti, Helena Jung, Mini Nast, Anka Horvat and Fridrich Plaschke, Robert Burg, Fritz Volgestra, Richard Tauber, Max Hirzel, Paul Bochohemler, Kur Schoffler Mayer.
26.6.2026. – 3.7.2026.
26 June / Friday / Rector’s Palace / 9:00 PM
UNDER THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE OPERA STARS
- Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra
- Samra Gulamović, conductor
- Nikolina Pinko, soprano
- Petra Radulović, soprano
- Joanna Dobrakowska, mezzosoprano
- Bože Jurić Pešić, tenor
- Josip Švagelj, tenor
- Luciano Batinić, bas
- Božo Župić, bas
- Felipe Ćudina Begović, bas bariton
PROGRAM:
G. Rossini – William Tell
Overture Finale
W. A. Mozart – Don Giovanni
Fin ch ‘han dal vino
W. A. Mozart – Don Giovanni
Notte e giorno faticar … Non sperar, se non m’ uccidi … Lasciale, indegno! …
W. A. Mozart – Don Giovanni
Madamina, il catalogo è questo
P. Mascagni – Cavalleria Rusticana
Tu qui, Santuzza? … Fior di giaggiolo … Ah! lo vedi
G. Verdi – Otello
Emilia adio … Ave Maria piana di grazia … Chi è là ? …
Diceste questa sera le vostre preci … Aprite ! aprite! … Niun mi tema
E. W. Korngold – Die Tote Stadt
Gluck, das mir verblieb / Mariettas Lied
A. Thomas – Hamlet
Ȏ vin dissipe la tristesse
Charles Gounod : Faust
Salut! Demeure chaste et pure
U. Giordano – André Chenier
Vicino a te s’ acqueta l’ irrequieta anima mia … La nostra morte è il trionfo dell’ amor !
G. Bizet – Carmen
Les tringles des sistres tintaient
G. Donizetti – Lucia di Lammermoor
Chi mi frena il tal momento
G. Rossini – Il barbiere di Siviglia
Mi par d’ essere con la testa / Finale of the 1st Act
28 June / Sunday / Rector’s Palace / 9:00 PM
MAGICAL MOMENTS / FILM, MUSICAL, OPERETTA, AND …
- Renata Santini, oboe
- Džemal Cakić, trumpet
- Nikolina Pinko Behrends, soprano
- Petra Radulović, soprano
- Joanna Dobrakowska, mezzosoprano
- Suzi Sokol, vocalist
- Sebastijan Vukosavić, vocalist
- Marcin Koziel, piano
PROGRAM:
Nino Rota
Parla piu piano
Jacques Offenbach
Barcarolle
Ennio Morricone
La Califfa
Stephen Sondheim
Send in the Clowns
James Horner
My Heart Will Go On
John Kander
Onl Love
Claude – Michel Schönberg / Herbert Kretzmar
I Deamed a Dream
Ludwig an Beethoven
Moonlight sonata 1. Stavak
Lady Gaga / Andrew Wyatt / Anthony Rossomondo / Mark Ronson
Shallow
Lucy Simon
How Could I Ever Know
Henry Mancini / Johnny Mercer
Moon River
Edit Piaf
La Vie En Rose
Ennio Morricone
Gabriel’s oboe
Michal Lorenc
Ave Maria
Adele Adkins / Paul Epworrth
Skyfall
Michel Legrand
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg
Franz Lehár
Meine Lippen sie küssen so heiss
Victor Herbert
Opereta : Naughty Marietta
Italian Street Song – Ah ! My Heart is Back to Napoli
03 July / Friday / Rector’s Palace / 9:00 PM
VERDI FOREVER
- Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra
- Noorman Widjaja, conductor
- Nikolina Pinko, soprano
- Petra Radulović, soprano
- Joanna Dobrakowska, mezzosoprano
- Bože Jurić Pešić, tenor
- Josip Švagelj, tenor
- Luciano Batinić, bas
- Božo Župić, bas
- Jurica Jurasić Kapun, bariton
PROGRAM:
G.Verdi Mix
Rigoletto
Questo o quella par me pari sono
Don Carlos
Ascolta! Le porte dell’asil apron già …
Dio, che nell’alma infondere
La Traviata
Invitato a qui seguirmi
Rigoletto
Anchor c’è mezz’ore …
G. Verdi – La traviata
Lunge da lei per me non v’ha diletto
G. Verdi : Il Trovatore
Ah! Si, ben mio, coll’essere … Di quella pira l’orrendo foco
G. Verdi : Don Carlos
Eboli, O don fatale, o don crudel
G. Verdi : Don Carlos
Ella giammai m ‘ amò … Il Grand Inquisitor … Son io dinanzi al Re ?
G. Verdi : Rigoletto
Un di, se ben rammentomi … Bella figlia dell’ amore
Verdi : Don Carlos
Tu che la vanità conoscesti del mondo
G. Verdi – Rigoletto
La donna e mobile
G. Verdi – La Traviata
Dell’ invito trascorsa è già l’ora ? … Brindisi – Libiam ne’ lieti calici …
ABOUT THE FOUNDER OF THE FESTIVAL
Vido Peručić will remain permanently inscribed in the cultural history of Dubrovnik as the founder of the Dubrovnik International Opera Festival “Hommage Tino Pattiera”, an event whose artistic excellence and carefully curated programme promoted the art of opera while preserving the memory of one of Croatia’s greatest opera singers.
A true devotee of music, opera, and cultural heritage, Peručić, through his enthusiasm, dedication, and exceptional organisational skills, developed the festival into a distinguished international event that brought together renowned artists and audiences from Croatia and abroad.
His contribution to the cultural life of Dubrovnik was multifaceted. In addition to his work on the opera festival, he organised several Jazz Festivals and Early Music Festivals, while also establishing himself as a respected tourism professional and a tireless advocate of musical art.
He was the initiator of the concert held on 5 December 1991 at the Luka Sorkočević Art School to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, thereby demonstrating his unwavering commitment to music and culture even in the most challenging of times.
Many generations also remember him as the editor and host of music programmes on Radio Dubrovnik, among which “Stars of Swing” held a special place, introducing listeners to the world of music and its greatest performers.
His energy, inexhaustible creativity, and sincere love of the arts left a profound mark on colleagues, artists, and audiences alike. As the founder of the International Festival of Opera Arias “Tino Pattiera”, Vido Peručić created an enduring cultural legacy that continues to live on through each new festival edition.
His vision, dedication, and enthusiasm remain an inspiration to all those who continue to nurture the art of opera and the rich cultural life of Dubrovnik.
At the age of seventy, in recognition of his twenty-five years of outstanding work in advancing German musical life, the President of the former Federal Republic of Germany granted him a pension and awarded him the Federal Cross of Merit First Class. His first role was Marnico in Verdi’s Troubadour, which he did in March of the 1916 war. Shortly afterward, the roles of Radames in “Aida” and Don Jose in the opera “Carmen” followed. In 1919, he was a guest in Vienna and signed a contract for a series of twenty performances. Tempting invitations and offers also came from the Berlin State Opera. From 1924 to 1929, he was engaged in Berlin and Dresden. In the time interval from 1921 to 1923, Pattiera had an engagement with the Chicago Opera. In the newspapers, it could be read that the great Enrico Caruso got his successor. Pattiera sang equally well lyrical and dramatic tenor roles. He never left the Italian school, but at the same time, he was attracted to certain German operas. In Dresden and Berlin, he sang Bacchus in “Ariadne Auf Naxos,” Erik in “Der Fliegende Hollander”. His daring venture exceeded all expectations. Namely in the 1930-1931 season. Mr. Tino Pattiera sang Tannhauser. Numerous title roles of great operas played by Pattiera on the opera stages of the world testify to the greatness of this exceptional tenor.
Therefore, the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra and its associates are preparing this Festival in memory of this great musician.