Pavel Šivic

Pavel Šivic (born February 2, 1908, in Radovljica, Slovenia — died May 31, 1995, in Ljubljana[1]) was a Slovenian composer, concert pianist, and music educator.

[2] Šivic wrote the libretto to this opera himself, which is based on the 1967 play of the same name by Andrej Hieng.

[2] Šivic also composed a twelve-tone suite, several cantatas, choral works, vocal art songs, solo instrument pieces for a variety of instruments including many for the piano, and multiple film scores.

[1] Šivic graduated from the Ljubljana Conservatory in 1931 where he was a pupil of Janko Ravnik (piano) and Slavko Osterc (composition).

[3] He was also active as concert pianist and accompanist in Ljubljana; contributing greatly to the music life of that city.