▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 8 4 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁L ort zing ▁worked ▁as ▁Kap ell meister ▁at ▁the ▁Theater ▁an ▁der ▁Wien ▁in ▁Vienna . ▁At ▁the ▁beh est ▁of ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁Mov ement , ▁he ▁wrote ▁text ▁and ▁music ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁for ▁his ▁political ▁opera ▁Regin a , ▁named ▁after ▁his ▁wife . ▁This ▁work ▁concerned ▁both ▁labour ▁strugg les ▁and ▁fear ▁of ▁suic ide . ▁His ▁last ▁full - length ▁opera ▁was ▁an ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁fair y - t ale ▁sat ire ▁of ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁military ▁state ▁called ▁Rol ands ▁Kn appen ▁( R ol and ' s ▁S quire ), ▁featuring ▁the ▁repeated ▁line ▁" And ▁this ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁world ▁order ?" ▁(" Und ▁das ▁soll ▁eine ▁Welt ordnung ▁sein ? ") ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁appointment ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁tour ing ▁actor ▁to ▁support ▁his ▁large ▁family . ▁He ▁worked ▁at ▁G era ▁and ▁Lü ne burg , ▁among ▁other ▁cities . ▁Finally ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁Kap ell meister ▁in ▁Berlin ▁at ▁the ▁newly ▁opened ▁Friedrich - Wil helm st ä dt isches ▁Theater . ▁ ▁L ort zing ▁also ▁wrote ▁music ▁for ▁m ason ic ▁rit uals . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁the ▁night ▁his ▁musical ▁comedy ▁Die ▁Oper n pro be ▁premier