Prilog muzičko-scenskoj istoriji Narodnog pozorišta u Sarajevu: gostovanja operetskog ansambla sarajevskog pozorišta u Nišu između dva svetska rata
A Contribution to the Stage-Music History of the Sarajevo National Theater: The Operetta Ensemble Tours of the Sarajevo Theater in Niš between Two World Wars

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the performances of the Sarajevo National Theater operetta troupe in Niš in the 1920s, their importance for artistic communication between two geographically distant Yugoslav areas, and the possible incentives for establishing a National Theater operetta production in the Morava District in Niš in the 1937/1938 season. The introduction examines the controversial status of the operetta in the context of Yugoslav cultural and theatrical policies in the inter-war period. The repertoire of the Sarajevo National Theater operetta ensemble was reconstructed based on local press data regarding all three tours in Niš in 1925, 1926 and 1927. Artists from Sarajevo performed a standard opus of the European operetta literature and several stage-music works and operettas by domestic composers: Davorin Jenko, Josif Roždjalovski and Beluš Jungić, which were well received by local audiences. The success that the operetta ensemble of the Sarajevo National Theater experienced in Niš indicates that operetta very easily crosses national borders and cultural barriers, and establishes a connection with audiences from various cultural environments.

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