Previous posts for April 27th may be found here: Friedrich von Flotow (2019), Nicolas Slonimsky (2020), Johann Adam Reincken (2021), and Nicolas Slonimsky (2022)
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Friedrich von Flotow (27 April 1812 – 24 January 1883) was a successful opera composer.
Martha, Martha, Martha
In all, Flotow wrote about 30 operas. All but Martha have fallen into obscurity, and even Martha is not nearly as often performed now as it was a century ago. – adapted from Wikipedia
When you think
Of the Ink
That von Flotow required
For refill-
-ing his quill
When feeling inspired,
It’s too bad
That he had
(Before he retired)
One success,
More or less,
That was widely admired.
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