Flo’rio

Caryl, pen-name of Wm. Jas. Robjohn. (f16’-ts), Fried rich, Freiherr von, Teutendorf, Mecklenburg, April 27, 1812—Darmstadt, Jan. 24, 1883; composer of 2 extremely popular and melodious, also extremely light, operas; son of a landed nobleman; studied composition with Reicha, Paris; he fled from the July Revolution to Mecklenburg, where he c. 2 operettas; returning to Paris, he prod. ‘‘Séraphine,” 1836, ‘‘Rob Roy,” and the succ. ‘‘Le Naufrage de la Méduse,” 1839 (given Hamburg, 1845, as ‘‘Die Matrosen”), in which he collaborated with Paloti and Grisan; 3 later works failed, incl. the ballet ‘‘Lady Harriet” (Opéra, 1843); afterwards rewritten with great succ. as ‘‘Martha”’ (Vienna, 1847). ‘‘A le andro Sir a dell a” (Hamburg, 1844; rewritten from a ‘“‘piéce lyrique,” “Str a dell a,”’ Paris, 1837), made his name in Germany. He fled from the March Revolution (1848), and prod. “Die 1853), and Gro -first in’ (Berlin, ‘‘Jndra’’ Opera, (Berlin 1850); 3 later works failed. 1856-63, he was intendant of court-music, Schwerin, and c. a ‘‘Torch-Dance” and excellent music to Shakespeare’s ““Winter’s Tale’; 1863-68, he prod. 2 operettas, 2 operas, and 2 ballets, without succ.; 1868, he retired to one of his estates, near Vienna, made visits to Vienna, Paris, Italy; 1870, *“T?Ombre”. (Paris, Op. Com., 1870; prod. in London, 1878, as the ** Phantom’’) was very succ.; ‘‘ Naida” (Milan, 1873) “Il d’ Harlem”. (Turin, 1876) were revisions, and he rewrote ‘‘Indra” as “) Enchanter e e’’ (Paris and London, 1878); Italy, ‘Alma l’In can cat rice’’; Germany ‘‘Die Hexe’; after his death ‘‘ Rosellana,” ‘‘Der Graf SaintMégrin”’ (Cologne, 1884), and ‘‘Die Mus i kanten” (Hanover, 1887) were produced. Fliigel (fli’-gél), (1) Gustav, Nienburgon-Saale, July 2, 1812—Stettin, I900; cantor, organist, writer, and composer. (2) Ernest Paul, Stettin, Aug. 31, 1844—Breslau, Oct. 20, 1912; son and pupil of above; studied at the R. Inst. for Church-music, and the Akademie, Berlin; private pupil of von Biilow; 1867, organist and teacher at the Prenzlau Gymnasium; in 1879, cantor, Breslau, and founded a singing soc.; 1901, gained title of profe or; writer and composer.