To honor Heinrich Marschner, the Bahlsen biscuit factory in his adopted hometown of Hanover launched a "Marschner-Keks" (Marschner biscuit) in 1912.
Composition History
The libretto for "Hans Heiling" was initially offered to Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy by Eduard Devrient, but Mendelssohn declined, seeing similarities to "Der Freischütz."
Composer Biography
Marschner, a three-time widower, died professionally disappointed in Hanover on December 14, 1861, having outlived ten of his twelve children.
Critical Reception
The second performance of "Hans Heiling" in Leipzig was so successful that Marschner was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Leipzig in 1834.
Composition History
Marschner's opera "Hans Heiling" premiered on May 24, 1833, at the Königliche Hofoper Berlin, with the composer conducting and the librettist, Eduard Devrient, performing the title role.
Composer Biography
Heinrich Marschner, whose operas became central to musical Romanticism, was born on August 16, 1795, the same day the philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte debated his idealistic ideas in Weimar.
