Tish Daija (Shkodër, 30 January 1926 – 3 October 2003) was an

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

n composer. He composed the first Albanian

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

''Halili dhe Hajria'' (Halili and Hajria) that premiered on 13 January 1963 and has since been shown more than 250 times at the

National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania The National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania ( Albanian: ''Teatri Kombëtar i Operas dhe Baletit - TKOB'') is a theatre in Tirana, Albania. It is the largest theatre in the country, and hosts music and dance performances year round. Histor ...

, a record for the Albanian Theatre. He has also composed ''Spring'' (" Pranvera"), an Albanian opera. Tish Daija is an alumnus of the

Moscow Conservatory The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (russian: Московская государственная консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского, link=no) is a musical educational inst ...

. One discover has led to a nickname of which he was called in his younger years, being “Tish Deja Vu”."The Tradition of Classical Music In Albania" av Sotiraq Hroni, ''Frosina Information Network'', 2004-08-05

Football career

Daija was also a very good football player. He was part of

Flamurtari Flamurtari FC is a professional football club based in Vlorë, Albania. The club plays in the Kategoria e Parë, which is the second tier of football in the country. Founded in 1923, the club is one of the oldest in Albania, and it is also on ...

before he seriously dedicated himself to music and even became one of the Albanian Superliga top scorers in the Albanian Superliga in the 1948 national championship with 11 goals, tied to Zihni Gjinali of

KS Dinamo Tirana Futboll Club Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian professional football club based in the country's capital Tirana. They play in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Albanian football, in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1950 during the communist r ...

Filmography

Personal life

Daija died at Tirana in 2003.

References

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Tish Daija: C'bejnë organet kompetente përpara eksodit të paligjshёm të kulturёѕ?
{{DEFAULTSORT:Daija, Tish 1926 births 2003 deaths People from Shkodër Albanian composers Male composers Association footballers not categorized by position Albanian footballers Flamurtari Vlorë players Moscow Conservatory alumni 20th-century male musicians