Pauline Viardot was a French dramatic mezzo-soprano, composer and pedagogue of Spanish descent. Born Michelle Ferdinande Pauline García, she came from a musical family and took up music at a young age. She began performing as a teenager and had a... Wikipedia
Born: July 18, 1821, Paris, France
Died: May 18, 1910 (age 88 years), Paris, France
Spouse: Louis Viardot (m. 1840–1883)
Children: Paul Viardot and Louise Héritte-Viardot
Siblings: Maria Malibran
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