Prešeren's muse Julija Primic in focus of new opera

Novo Mesto, 22 October - An opera dedicated to Julija Primic (1816-1864), the muse of Slovenia's most celebrated poet France Prešeren (1800-1849), is being created in Novo Mesto, a city in south-east Slovenia, where she spent the final 14 years of her life.

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A portrait of what is believed to be Julija Primic (1816-1864) at the Dolenjska Museum.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

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Julija, an opera on 19th-centiry poet France Prešeren's muse Julija Primic, presented to the press at the Janez Trdina Cultural Centre.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

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Julija, an opera on 19th-centiry poet France Prešeren's muse Julija Primic, presented to the press by the team: director Rok Rappel Rocc, mezzo soprano Irena Yebuah Tiran, composer Aleš Makovac, Novo Mesto Zavod acting director Dolores Kores, librettist Igor Grdina and executive producer Bojan Bencik.
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA

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