Flotow

[ floh-toh ]

/ ˈfloʊ toʊ /

noun

Frie·drich von

[free-drikh fuh n] /ˈfri drɪx fən/, 1812–83, German composer.

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Examples from the Web for flotow

Flotow's best claim to distinction lies in this opera of "Martha."
Operas Every Child Should Know|Mary Schell Hoke Bacon
The list of the season was made up chiefly of works of the calibre of Flotow's "Martha," then in the height of its popularity.
Richard Wagner His Life and His Dramas|W. J. Henderson
Flotow, in fact, was French in his musical training, and both the plot and score of "Martha" were French in origin.
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb
Lortzing, a writer of comic operas, came out later, as also did Flotow.
Frederic Chopin, v. 1 (of 2)|Moritz Karasowski

So too has Flotow's comic opera, "Griselda, l'esclave du Camoens."
The Complete Opera Book|Gustav Kobb

British Dictionary definitions for flotow

Flotow

/ (German ˈfloːto) /

noun

Friedrich von (ˈfriːdrɪç fɔn). 1812–83, German composer of operas, esp Martha (1847)

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