Viardot-Garcia, Pauline 1821 - 1910

Pauline Viardot-Garcia was a very famous opera singer (mezzo soprano), pianist and composer. She is considered one of the most important artists of the 19th century.
She was born in in 1821 in Paris as daughter of the world famous tenor Manuel Garcia Her sister was the famous opera singer Maria Malibran-Garcia.
She received piano lessons from Franz Liszt.
She studied composition under Anton Reicha who also taught Franz Liszt, César Franck and Hector Berlioz. She was a close friend of Robert and Clara Schumann.