Previous posts for February 7th are here: Eubie Blake (2020), (2021), and Wilhelm Stenhammar (2022)
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Benedikt Schack (7 February 1758 – 10 December 1826) was a composer and tenor, He was a close friend of Mozart and the first performer of the role of Tamino in Mozart's opera The Magic Flute.
Too Late
Toward the end of his life, Schack was sent a letter by the former Constanze Mozart saying, "I could think of absolutely no one who knew him better or to whom he was more devoted than you ... Of great and general interest will be what you can instance of Mozart's few compositions in your operas." However, Schack died before he was able to reply to Constanze's letter. – adapted from Wikipedia
Because he was the first Tamino,
Good Herr Schack is someone wé know.
Because he had been Wolfgang's friend,
Constanze asked him please to send
Any anecdotes or stories
Concerning Wolfgang and his glories.
Though Schack sincerely must have tried
Before he had replied, he died.
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