ed ▁in ▁Frankfurt , ▁L ort zing ▁suffered ▁a ▁stroke ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Berlin ▁and ▁died ▁without ▁medical ▁treatment ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁under ▁huge ▁stress ▁and ▁deeply ▁in ▁deb t . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁l umin aries ▁from ▁the ▁musical ▁world ▁were ▁present ▁at ▁his ▁fun eral , ▁including ▁Gia como ▁Meyer be er , ▁Heinrich ▁D orn , ▁Wilhelm ▁Ta ub ert ▁and ▁Carl ▁Friedrich ▁R ungen hagen . ▁L ort zing ' s ▁the atr ical ▁colle agues ▁decor ated ▁his ▁coff in ▁with ▁black , ▁red ▁and ▁gold , ▁a ▁combination ▁forb idden ▁after ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁A ▁public ▁benefit ▁was ▁then ▁later ▁held ▁for ▁his ▁already ▁imp over ished ▁family . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁s ings piel , ▁Ali ▁Pas cha ▁von ▁Jan ina , ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁but ▁his ▁fame ▁as ▁a ▁music ian ▁rest s ▁chief ly ▁upon ▁the ▁two ▁oper as ▁Zar ▁und ▁Z imm ermann ▁( 1 8 3 7 ) ▁and ▁Der ▁Wild sch üt z ▁( 1 8 4 2 ). ▁ ▁Zar ▁und ▁Z imm ermann ▁was ▁received ▁with ▁very ▁little ▁enthus ias m ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁of ▁Leipzig . ▁However , ▁at ▁subsequent ▁performances ▁in ▁Berlin ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁positive ▁reaction . ▁The ▁opera ▁soon ▁appeared ▁on ▁all ▁the ▁stages ▁of ▁Germany , ▁and ▁today ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁master pie ces ▁of ▁German ▁com ic ▁opera . ▁It ▁was ▁translated