Max von Schillings

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Max von Schillings (Düren, April 4, 1868 - Berlin, July 24, 1933) was a German conductor and composer.

He was chief conductor at the Berlin Staatsoper from 1919 to 1925.

Schilling's opera Mona Lisa (1915) was internationally successful and was even performed at the Metropolitan Opera. The composer married Barbara Kemp, the soprano that sung the title role.

Before Mona Lisa, Schillings had already written three operas: Ingwelde (1894), Der Pfeifertag (1899) and Der Moloch (1906).