1984 National Prize of the GDR, 2nd class 1979 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze 1984 honorary citizen of the city of Rheinsberg 1995/96 Prize of the International Theater Institute Berlin 1998 Prize of the Association of German Critics 2000 Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2007 Renaming of the new event hall in the port village of Rheinsberg to the "Siegfried-Matthus-Arena" 2014 Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany References External links Siegfried Matthus at Breitkopf & Härtel Siegfried Matthus at Interklang, a publisher for the works of Matthus (in German) Entries for recordings by Siegfried Matthus on WorldCat German opera composers Male opera composers German opera directors Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin alumni People from East Prussia 1934 births 2021 deaths Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin German male classical composers