Vatroslav Lisinski (, 8 July 1819 – 31 May 1854) was a

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. Lisinski was born Ignatius Fuchs to a

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ish family. He would later change his name to Vatroslav Lisinski, which is a Croatian

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of his original name. For a time he worked as a clerk at the

Tabula Banalis The Tabula Banalis ( hr, Banski stol) was the supreme court of Croatia. It was established in 1723 by Charles VI, ruler of the Habsburg monarchy. The court was presided over by the Ban of Croatia or by his deputy. For more important trials it was ...

in Zagreb. Lisinski composed the first Croatian opera, '' Love and Malice'' (1846), which he wrote at the urging of Alberto Ognjen Štriga, and '' Porin'' (1851) as well as numerous works for orchestra, choir and soloists. The

Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall ( hr, Koncertna dvorana Vatroslava Lisinskog) is a large concert hall and convention center in Zagreb, Croatia. It is named after Vatroslav Lisinski, a 19th-century Croatian composer. The building has a big hall wit ...

is named after him. He was also one of the founders of

Illyrism The Illyrian movement ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Ilirski pokret, Илирски покрет; sl, Ilirsko gibanje) was a pan-South-Slavic cultural and political campaign with roots in the early modern period, and revived by a group of young Croatian inte ...

, a movement that advocated the importance of Croatian and more generally South Slavic cultural heritage, as a reaction to

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during the

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rule. Lisinski died in Zagreb on 31 May 1854 and was buried at the

Mirogoj Cemetery The Mirogoj City Cemetery (, hr, Gradsko groblje Mirogoj), also known as Mirogoj Cemetery ( hr, Groblje Mirogoj), is a cemetery park that is considered to be among the more noteworthy landmarks in the city of Zagreb. The cemetery inters members o ...

. Gradska groblja Zagreb: Vatroslav Lisinski - pod ilir, Mirogoj RKT-908-PAVVEL-1 The international train EN 498/499 connecting Zagreb and Munich is named Lisinski.

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