Martha

1. (Flotow: Martha). Soprano. Lady Harriet Durham, Maid of Honour to Queen Anne. To escape the unwelcome attention of her elderly cousin, she and her maid go to Richmond Fair disguised as Martha and Julia. See above for further details. Aria: Letzte Rose, wie magst du so (‘The last rose of summer’). Created (1847) by Anna Zerr.

2. (Gounod: Faust). See Schwerlein, Marthe.