Rienzi can be noted that "Rienzi" prefigures themes (brother/sister relationships, social order and revolution) to which Wagner was often to return in his later works. The success of "Rienzi" – his first real success of any kind – was crucial in Wagner's career, launching him as a composer to be reckoned with. It was followed, within months, by his appointment as Kapellmeister at the Dresden Opera (February 1843), which also gave him considerable prestige. It also received critical acclaim elsewhere in Europe. The young Eduard Hanslick, later to be one of Wagner's foremost critical adversaries, wrote in 1846 in Vienna: I
Matthew Curtis (composer) other countries. In 2001 he came to the notice of the composer and record producer Philip Lane, resulting in a significant discography and over 8 hours of music recorded His music has been played in concert by the BBC Concert Orchestra and I Musici de Montréal. and by several non-professional and youth orchestras, most notably the National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain, for which he has composed a number of pieces. Curtis was commissioned to compose for the English Music Festival in 2008, and his "Festival Overture" opened the final concert of the event. Curtis is probably best known for