THE MUSICAL HEART OF INDUSTRIAL STREET IN RIJEKAAn architectural walk before the piano recital
The Musical Heart of Industrial
Street The street that residents of Rijeka are used to calling Industrial Street, although its official name today is Baračeva Street, hides numerous secrets of Rijeka’s past. These secrets are primarily industrial in nature. This is confirmed by a whole series of important factories that operated there until recently, and some still do today. However, the street is not only true to its former name. It is also a place of significant events from sports, architectural, transport, and—what is particularly unexpected—musical history.
Music in Industrial Street? Oh yes, very much so. It was a place where classical chamber ensembles played in a domestic atmosphere, rock concerts were held, music videos were filmed, and the voices of future opera divas were trained. Boys who would grow up to manage prestigious concert halls once ran down this street, and world-renowned opera stars visited it out of curiosity. So, if they could do it…