From 1968 to 1970 he worked again in his country, this time as music director of the summer festival „Splitsko ljeto" and as opera director of the Croatian National Theatre in Split.
De 1968 hasta 1970 volvió a trabajar en su país, esta vez como director musical del festival de verano „Splitsko ljeto“ y como director de ópera del Teatro Nacional Croata de Split.