Flotow, Friedrich, Freiherr von (1812-1883)
German composer of light opera, was born at Teutendorf in Mecklenburg. He studied musical composition under Reicha in Paris and made his reputation by Le Naufrage de la Méduse, Stradella, and Martha, the last two conspicuously characterized by pleasing melodies. His introduction of “The Last Rose of Summer” in Martha made both the opera and the old Irish melody immensely popular. His later operas were Indra and L'Ombre. From 1856 to 1863, he was director of the theater at Schwerin.
~ The Lincoln Library of Essential Information, Volume 2, Thirty-Fifth Edition, 1972, Biography, Page 1780.
You can visit the memorial page for Friedrich Adolf Ferdinand von Flotow.
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