Vjekoslav Sutej

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Vjekoslav Sutej is Musical Director and Principal Conductor of The Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra and a professor of conducting at the Zagreb Academy of Music. Vjekoslav Sutej was born in Rijeka, Croatia, where he grew up in a musical environment. Both of his parents sang in the Croatian National Opera House. He studied conducting under Igor Gjadrov at the Zagreb Academy of Music, and he obtained his MMus in Rome with Franco Ferrara. From 1979 to 1989 he was Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Croatian National Theatre in Split. From 1986 to 1990 was Artistic Director of HOLLYBUSH FESTIVAL in New Jersey, where he started his international career. From 1990 to 1993 he was Music Director of "LA FENICE" in Venice, where he conducted new productions of EUGENE ONEGIN and RIGOLETTO. In Spain Vjekoslav Sutej is an academician and a member of "REAL ACADEMIA DE BELLAS ARTES". He founded "REAL ORQUESTA SIMFONICA DE SEVILLA" and was their Artistic Director and Principal Conductor from 1990 to 1996. He received the freedom of the City of Sevilla. From 1992 to 1997 he was Music Director of "HOUSTON GRAND OPERA", where he conducted 133 performances, including 19 new productions. Among them are LA BOHEME, ANDREA CHENIER, ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, AIDA, LA TRAVIATA, FAUST, ATILLA, LUCIA DI LAMMERMOORE, BORIS GODUNOV, LES CONTES D'HOFFMAN, FLORENZIA EN EL AMAZONAS ect. From 2002 to 2005 he was a musical director of Dubrovnik Summer Festival. He was a guest conductor in many opera

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