And then of course the conspicuous European
thought would still be there!
At the end of the 19th century, the
European aristocracy, artists and scholars met in Opatija. The exchange of
thoughts and ideas, an especially artistic climate, philosophising and
entertaining were the order of the day back then - in short it was an exchange
of thoughts on a European level.
The idea of the artistic exchange on a European
level is revived in our festival in the Kvarner region. The Kvarner region
could again be that place in which Europe's creative heads meet and it could,
therefore, also influence Europe from an artistic point of view.
The
fact that many composers, such as Mahler, Puccini, Lehar, Kalman, etc., who,
over the course of history, have stayed here and have been inspired by the
picturesque landscape and the Mediterranean flair proves that this location is
perfectly suitable for music: history provides us with the evidence that our
idea has a good basis.