Following the original ideas and drafts of maestro Ivo Tijardović, Little Floramye was imagined as homage to a lost time and spirit, addressing contemporary and new generations at the same time: Is there any place for love and respect for our differences in this carnival whirl of anachronism, politics and consumerism?

Premiered in the Croatian National Theatre Zagreb in 1935, from its scenic beginnings Ero the Joker was nicely received by the audience while isolated sceptical critics very soon proved to be totally failed judgements. Ero is the most staged and internationally most recognized Croatian opera. Some of its music motives, especially its final Kolo dance “Što na nebu sja visoko - What's that shining high on heaven”, have often been used and quoted. 

Verdi's Ernani, abundant with delightful, dashing melodies, choruses, arias, duets and trios, represents an archetype for the whole operatic tradition: tenor is a young man suffering from love, bass is an old bold egoist, and the most impressive baritone is psychologically most complex type of person, torn between tenderness and violence, between his own interests and idealistic inclinations.