Croatian-Jewish conductor
Ivana Fišer (born Fischer ; June 13, 1905 – September 7, 1967) was known as a Croatian-Jewish conductor.[ 1]
Background
Fišer was born in Zagreb on June 13, 1905, into the family of the well-known Jewish Croatian architect Ignjat Fischer and his wife Helena (née Egersdorfer).
She attended elementary and music schools in Zagreb. Fišer graduated from the Academy of Music, University of Zagreb , under Fran Lhotka as the first female conductor in Croatia. Soon afterwards she left for Salzburg , where she further refined her skills at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg .
From 1931 to 1934, Fišer worked as violinist with the Croatian Music Institute orchestra. As a conductor, Fišer debuted in 1933 while directing the comic opera Bastien und Bastienne with the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra .
From 1939 to 1941, she led the Zagreb Red Cross orchestra. Until 1941, she also led the Osijek philharmonic orchestra.
From 1947 to 1965, Fišer worked as a prompter at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb .[ 2] [ 3]
References
Bibliography
Knežević, Snješka; Laslo, Aleksander (2011). Židovski Zagreb . Zagreb: AGM, Židovska općina Zagreb. ISBN 978-953-174-393-8 .
Macan, Trpimir (1998). Hrvatski biografski leksikon, 4. svezak: E - Gm . Zagreb: Leksikografskog zavoda Miroslav Krleža. ISBN 953-6036-19-3 .
Bagarić, Marina (2011). Arhitekt Ignjat Fischer . Zagreb: Meandarmedia. ISBN 978-953-735-576-0 .