Risto Savin was a Slovenian composer. He is one of the composers credited with having created a Slovenian national tradition of opera.

Risto Savin was a pseudonym for Friderik Širca, a general in the army. He studied composition with Robert Fuchs

Robert Fuchs

Robert Fuchs was an Austrian composer and music teacher.As Professor of music theory at the Vienna Conservatory, Fuchs taught many notable composers, while he was himself a highly regarded composer in his lifetime....

 in Vienna and became notable as one of the composers of Slovenian-language opera. His opera Lepa Vida ('Lovely Vida', 1907) is one of the Slovenian operas to show the influence of Wagner.
The Risto Savin Birth House in Žalec

Žalec

Žalec is a town and municipality in central Slovenia. It lies in the valley of the lower course of the Savinja River to the west of Celje. The primary economic activity of the region is growing hops, which is reflected by the city's coat-of-arms. The area was part of the traditional region of Lower...

 is now a museum.

Works

Operas

• Poslednja straža - Last Watch (1898)
• Lepa Vida - Pretty Vida (1907)
• Gosposvetski sen (1921)
• Matija Gubec (1923)

Ballets

• Plesna legendica (1918)
• Čajna punčka - The tea girl (1922)

Songs

• Pismo - The Letter (Oton Župančič
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• To je tako (Oton Župančič)
• Svetla noč (Oton Župančič)
• Marica (Oton Župančič)
• Ljubica, zdaj je dan (Anton Aškerc)

Selected recordings

• Music for cello and piano Grieg, Savin, Martinu, Pucihar Nikolaj Sajko and pianist Miha Haas.