Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, born May 5, 1900, in Berlin, Germany, died May 28,
1973, in Holm, Pinneberg, Germany, was a German conductor and composer.
Schmidt-Isserstedt studied composition under Franz Schreker at the Berlin
Hochschule für Musik and completed a doctorate in musicology writing a
dissertation on Mozart's early operas. Schmidt-Isserstedt began his career as a
répétiteur at Wuppertal Opera in 1923, later holding senior conducting positions
at Stadttheater Rostock, Staatstheater Darmstadt, Hamburg State Opera, and
Deutsche Oper Berlin, where he became Generalmusikdirekto...