Joseph Hartmann Stuntz (* July 23, 1792 in Arlesheim near Basel; † June 18, 1859 in Munich) was a Swiss composer, choirmaster and kapellmeister.

Stuntz joined the Munich Hofkapelle in 1808 and completed his musical education with Antonio Salieri in Vienna from 1813 to 1816. From 1816 to 1818 he was Kapellmeister of the Italian Opera in Munich In 1824 he became Hofoperndirektor and 1825 first Hofkapellmeister. He made a name for himself above all as a composer of vocal music: In addition to operas, numerous songs and choirs, he wrote church works and festive music for various ceremonial occasions at court.

In contrast to his then popular songs, his operas were only moderately successful; some works were premiered at the ''Teatro alla Scala in Milan'' such as ''La Rappresaglia'' (1819) and ''Elvira e Lucindo'' (1821). He also adapted Mozart's opera ''La clemenza di Tito'' and performed it under the title Garibaldi, the Agilolfinger, in 1824.

In Munich exists the Stuntzstraße which was dedicated to him.
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(Note: Translated from the German version of Wikipedia into English)