Siegfried Matthus

Siegfried Matthus
Siegfried Matthus
	Matthus in 1990
Born	13 April 1934; Mallenuppen, East Prussia, Prussia, Germany
Died	27 August 2021 (aged 87); Stolzenhagen, Brandenburg, Germany
Education	Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler"
Occupations	Composer; Conductor; Festival manager;
Organizations	Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg;
Awards	National Prize of the GDR; Patriotic Order of Merit; Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany;

Siegfried Matthus (13 April 1934 – 27 August 2021) was a German composer, conductor, and festival founder and manager. He was known for his operas, such as Judith. In 1991, he founded the chamber opera festival Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg and directed it until 2018. In 2005, he composed a Te Deum for the reopening of the Dresden Frauenkirche.^[1]

Matthus died in Stolzenhagen, Germany on 27 August 2021 at the age of 87 after a long-illness.^[2]

References

↑ "Music Associates of America Roster ~ Siegfried Matthus Biography". www.musicassociatesofamerica.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
↑ Komponist Siegfried Matthus gestorben Archived 2021-08-30 at the Wayback Machine (in German) FAZ 30 August 2021

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[maa-1] "Music Associates of America Roster ~ Siegfried Matthus Biography". www.musicassociatesofamerica.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved 2021-08-30.

[2] Komponist Siegfried Matthus gestorben Archived 2021-08-30 at the Wayback Machine (in German) FAZ 30 August 2021

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