▁Vienna ▁( 1 8 1 3 – 1 8 1 5 ), ▁where ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁friendly ▁terms ▁with ▁Be eth oven ; ▁subsequently ▁he ▁was ▁opera ▁director ▁at ▁Frankfurt ▁( 1 8 1 7 – 1 8 1 9 ) ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁stage ▁his ▁own ▁oper as ▁— ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁which , ▁Fa ust , ▁had ▁been ▁rejected ▁in ▁Vienna . ▁Spo hr ' s ▁longest ▁period ▁of ▁employ ment , ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 2 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁K ass el , ▁was ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁music ▁at ▁the ▁recently ▁succeeded ▁ ▁William ▁II , ▁Elect or ▁of ▁H esse ' s ▁court ▁of ▁K ass el , ▁a ▁position ▁offered ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁Carl ▁Maria ▁von ▁We ber . ▁In ▁K ass el ▁on ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁he ▁married ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁the ▁ 2 9 - year - old ▁Marian ne ▁P fe iffer . ▁She ▁surv ived ▁him ▁by ▁many ▁years , ▁living ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁the ▁elect or ▁refused ▁to ▁sign ▁the ▁permit ▁for ▁Spo hr ' s ▁two ▁months ' ▁leave ▁of ▁absence , ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁entitled ▁under ▁his ▁contract , ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁music ian ▁depart ed ▁without ▁the ▁permit , ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁his ▁sal ary ▁was ▁dedu cted . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁he ▁was ▁p ension ed ▁off ,