Upon discovering his musicality, and with family support, he attended all the performances in the newly opened Municipal Theater in Split.

His strong response to orchestral and choir performances in the Split theater encouraged the 16-year-old Hatze to sing at Chapel Mass.

He completed his studies in composition in 1902 at the Rossini Conservatory in Pesaro in Italy with the operatic composer Pietro Mascagni.

[2] Hatze wrote about 60 songs, as well as the cantatas "Night at Una" (with verses by Hugo Badalić), "Exodus" (1912) and "Golemi Pan" (1917).

Adel and Mara, based on true events from the 16th century, deals with loyalty and love that cannot survive as a result of religious and cultural conflicts.