Entertainment for officers, noblemen and citizens: three social initiators of the secular musical stage in Slavonia in the nineteenth century

Abstract

Three representative social strata in Slavonia, Croatia organized and enjoyed secular musical theater during the nineteenth century: officers at the military fortress in Osijek, members of the aristocratic families and new wealthy citizens in Osijek. This article examines their organization, repertory and reception.

Keywords

• slavonia
• nineteenth century
• musical theatre
• operas
• operettas
• itinerant theatre companies