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A mother's gift.
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June 1, 2001|
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COPYRIGHT 2001 American Association for Justice, formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA®). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.
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I was 33 when my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was 34 when it killed her. It was the longest year of my life.
Five years into my solo practice, I was beginning to see signs that my hard work was paying off. I hadn't taken a vacation while building my business, but my cases were increasing in number. More important, they were increasing in significance and, consequently, in the fees they generated.
My first marriage had ended by then. I was far too busy becoming a success to make that work. I convinced myself that it was just a high school ...
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CLEF'S NOTES.
News Wire article from: United Press International
; The Daily Classical Music Column from United Press International. Today is April 26th. FRIEDRICH VON FLOTOW Friedrich von Flotow (FLOH'-toh) was born in Teutendorf, in the German state of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, on this...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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OPERA 'MARTHA' RESET IN FLAPPER ERA.(Living)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
; ...their opera light, the new production of Flotow's "Martha" at the New York City Opera...has kept this work in the repertory while Friedrich von Flotow's 17 other operas remain forgotten. Flotow uses set musical pieces rather than music...
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Marvelous `Martha';The Baltimore Opera's Frothy Freshness
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; Friedrich von Flotow's "Martha," playing tonight and Monday at the Lyric Opera House...praise of beer, and the great quintet with chorus that ends Act 2. Flotow's music has the solidity of Germany, where he was born, enriched...
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`Martha': Lyric Fun and Frolic Revived
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; Friedrich von Flotow's "Martha," a pleasant, tune-packed, inconsequential bit of...numbers, but its best-known melody after "M'appari" is one that Flotow borrowed and used almost as a leitmotif: the English tune "The Last...
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In review: Wexford
Magazine article from: Opera News
; ...a hired assassin, was a lot more fascinating than the boy-gets-girl silliness cooked up by Friedrich Wilhelm Riese for Friedrich (von) Flotow, the composer of Martha. In their 1844 version of Alessandro Stradella (Oct. 24), called...
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UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY OPERA THEATRE PRESENTS 'MARTHA' AT THE CAINE LYRIC THEATRE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, presents "Martha," a comic opera by German composer Friedrich von Flotow (1813-1883) and librettist Wilhelm Friedrich. Performances are at the Caine Lyric Theatre (28 W. Center, Logan) Nov. 20-22 at...
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Vincent Wallace: The Meeting of the Waters; 17 Celtic Fantasies
Magazine article from: Musical Opinion
; ...a few, in so attractive a pianistic garb. The Last Rose of Summer and Robin Adair, more famously featured in Friedrich von Flotow's Martha and Francios Adrien Boieldieu's La Dame Blanche, are also given the treatment. Rosemary Tuck, an...
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Discover Roots this week at Fillmore
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune
; ...Martha" -- and no, this isn't a production about the domestic diva and her legal troubles. The opera by Friedrich von Flotow tells the story of Lady Harriet. She's young, hip, charming and, most important, wealthy. Having a case...
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 "AZ Daily Star (Tucson, AZ)")
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Rock opera band loudly delights with musical mix.
Newspaper article from: AZ Daily Star (Tucson, AZ)
; ...whistled in true rock fashion. The concert's program read like opera's greatest hits: "M'Appari" from Friedrich von Flotow's "Martha"; "Un Bel Di" from Puccini's "Madama Butterfly"; "Nessun Dorma" from Puccini's "Turandot...
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Alessandro Stradella, 1639-1682: His Life and Music.
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly
; ...dead as they were, no less than six operas brought his story to the stage. I knew of one of these works, by Friedrich von Flotow; I now know the others because Carolyn Gianturco ends the first part of the book under review (72-73) with...
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