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Pauline Viardot-Garcia , 1821-1910, French mezzo-soprano; sister of Maria Malibran; pupil of her father, Manuel García . Following her concert debut in Brussels in 1837 and her opera debut in London in 1839, she became celebrated for her wide range, fine technique, and histrionic ability. She created the role of Fidès in Meyerbeer's Prophète (1849), developed a teaching method, and composed songs and an opera, Le dernier Sorcier (1869). She retired from the stage in 1863 and taught (1871-75) at the Paris Conservatory.

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Viardot-García, Pauline (b Paris, 1821; d Paris, 1910). Fr. mezzo-soprano of Sp. parentage. Daughter of Manuel García and sister of Maria Malibran and Manuel García. Concert début Brussels 1837, opera début London 1839 (Desdemona in Rossini's Otello). Paris 1839. Married writer Louis Viardot, Paris, 1840. Toured Russ. 1843 and thereafter championed Russ. mus. CG 1849–55. Famous in Mozart roles and as Gluck's Orphée and Alceste. Retired from stage 1863 and wrote plays, painted, and comp. operettas and songs. Taught singing at Paris Cons. 1871–5.

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	The woman who tortured and nurtured Turgenev.(Short Story) Magazine article from: The Antioch Review; 9/22/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...the hand of his dear friend Pauline Viardot-Garcia, the celebrated opera singer, and embraced her husband, Louis Viardot, who was her manager and booking...friends and enemies, in which Pauline Viardot or Ivan Turgenev or both appear...
	RECITAL: Isabel Bayrakdarian and Serouj Kradjian Magazine article from: Opera News; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Bayrakdarian and Serouj Kradjian * "SONGS" by Pauline Viardot-Garcia. Kradjian, piano. Texts and translations...fascinating figures of the nineteenth century, Pauline Viardot-Garcia grew up in the royal family of bel canto: her...
	Cecelia Bartoli at Symphony Center Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/5/2001; ; 644 words ; ...and two songs by the French composer and singer Pauline Viardot-Garcia. Some of it-like Rossini's "La regata veneziana...Rossini's dramatic cantata "Joan of Arc" and Viardot-Garcia's mournful "Hai luli," was less so. Bartoli...
	New Releases: Classical Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/21/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...Larmore sings the vocal ornaments devised by Pauline Viardot-Garcia for the 1859 production, and she is splendid...and his Orphee, Anne Sofie von Otter, sings the Viardot-Garcia additions even more elegantly. I doubt that many...
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