Michael Hebenstreit (ca 1812 – after 1875) was an Austrian Kapellmeister and composer for stage music.
He was a successor to Adolf Müller senior as Kapellmeister as well as in the field of stage music and often worked together with Johann Nestroy.
His place of activity was the Leopoldstädter Theater, which, after being demolished and rebuilt under director Carl Carl, was renamed the Carltheater in December 1847, where he worked until his death in 1875.
After the premiere of Höllenangst [de] on 17 November 1849, the Österreichische Courier of 20 November 1849 (No 276, p. 1104) wrote rather derogatory about Hebenstreit's music, it would be "mildly marked - mediocre".
[1] Hebenstreit was the discoverer and promoter of the opera singer Etelka Gerster (1855–1920).