Blagoje Bersa
Illustration — Benito Bersa Blagoje Bersa (born as Benito Bersa, 21 December 1873 – 1 January 1934) was a Croatian musical composer of substantial influence. He studied in Zagreb with Ivan Zajc and at the Vienna Conservatory with Robert Fuchs and Julius Epstein. In 1919 he returned to Zagreb, where he worked as a composition teacher at the music academy.
Blagoje Bersa

Enciklopedija Leksikografskog zavoda 1 (A-Ćus), Jugoslavenski leksikografski zavod. Zagreb, 1966. · Public domain
- Born
- 1873 · Dubrovnik.
- Died
- 1934 · Zagreb.
- Nationality
- Austria–Hungary · Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Occupation
- composer · music teacher
- Fields
- opera
- Education
- University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
- Languages
- Croatian
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Illustration — Benito Bersa Blagoje Bersa (born as Benito Bersa, 21 December 1873 – 1 January 1934) was a Croatian musical composer of substantial influence. He studied in Zagreb with Ivan Zajc and at the Vienna Conservatory with Robert Fuchs and Julius Epstein. In 1919 he returned to Zagreb, where he worked as a composition teacher at the music academy.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
No house-authored Note is published until its assertions and sources pass the VALÉORINE evidence contract. The documentary article remains available in full while that enrichment is being consolidated.
Documentary enrichment in progress · no unsupported statement published
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Blagoje Bersa. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Evidence Panel
wikipedia incomplete · checked 25 September 2026
- Identity
- resolved
- Independent source families
- 0
- Admitted assertions
- 0
- Open conflicts
- 0
Authority files
wikidata · Q708405 · wikipedia · Blagoje Bersa
In this article
Operas
Operas
He remained there until his death.
• Der Eisenhammer (Oganj), Opera, 1911 • Der Schuster von Delft (Postolar od Delfta), Opera after Hans Christian Andersen, 1914. • Jelka, Opera, 1901
Popular works
Popular works
• Sablasti (Apparitions) & Sunčana polja (Sunny Fields), symphonic diptych • Sinfonia tragica "Quattro ricordi della mia vita" (Tragic symphony - Four memories of my life) in C-minor • Overture drammatica (Dramatic Overture), Op. 25a • Idillio "Il giorno delle mie nozze" (Idyll - The Day of my Wedding), Op. 25b • Capriccio-Scherzo, Op. 25c • Finale "Vita nuova" (Finale - New Life), Op. 25d (unfinished; piano sketch. Orchestrated by his student Zvonimir Bradić, who Bersa gave the exclusive right to do so before he died) • Hamlet, symphonic poem • Povero Tonin, elegy for violin and piano • Andante sostenuto for orchestra
Piano works (not a complete list)
Piano works (not a complete list)
(with Opus number) • Valzer in A Major, Op. 3 • Minuet, Op. 11 • Theme & Variations, Op. 15 • Bagatella, Op. 16 • Rondo-Polonaise, Op. 18 • Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 19 • Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 20 • Marcia trionfale, Op. 24 • Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. 27 • Ora triste, Op. 37 • Notturno, Op. 38 • Fantasia breve, Op. 56 • Venecijanska barkarola, Op. 58 • Riso e lamento, Op. 63 • Ballade in D Minor, Op. 65 • Novelette, Op. 69 • Valse-Mélancolique in A minor, Op. 76 (NB: there are two works published as Opus 76. In spite of their similar titles, they are not related) • Mélancolie in F-sharp minor, Op. 76 (NB: there are two works published as Opus 76. In spite of their similar titles, they are not related) (without Opus number) • Ballabile • Bizarna serenada • Na žalu • Serenade-Barcarolle • Stari mornar priča • Trois Airs de ballet ("Po načinu starih")

Blagoje Bersa
Ex13
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1873
Blagoje Bersa was born on 21 December 1873.
1934
Blagoje Bersa died on 1 January 1934.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
Dubrovnik.
Birth place
Zagreb.
Death place
Primary material
Documents and archives
scholarly publication
- Bersa, Blagoje (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 2002
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q708405: Blagoje Bersa
Unverified · Wikidata
reference work
- “Blagoje Bersa”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
scholarly publication
Bersa, Blagoje (opera), Oxford Music Online, 2002Crossref registry
Verifiedauthority record
Partially resolvedreference work
Partially resolved
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Music memorabilia
42,307 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Blackout MovementPerson
- Blackout! RecordsOrganisation
- Blacksmith RecordsOrganisation
- Blagoj NacoskiPerson
- Blaine LarsenPerson
- Blair DunlopPerson
- Blair FairchildPerson
- Blair TefkinPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Blagoje Bersa?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.