The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-20
FAMOUS ON SINGER DEAD.
NINE. VIArdst-GaFcia was the LssI % a
Notable Family.

VINE. NtAFtol~esafela was the lau 81 q
Notable Family.
Only a few weeks ago Giovanni Cam
perts died in Berlin. and In the person
Of Michele Pauline Garcia Viardot, widow
Of Louis ViArdOt. who died in Paris on
"Wednesday. the classic art Of song lost
one more Of la famous eHpOnents. She
was a daughter Of the famous Manuel
Garcia. no died in lsS7. Her mother was
a noted spanish prima donna under the
name Of Briones; her sister Y the great
Malibran. and her brother and teacher
the second famous Manuel % the tribe
Of Garcia, who died in London in 1919
after having reached the century mark
The Garcia family introduced Italian
opera 10 this country II vas the troupe
Of the senior Garcia and his family that
sang II Barbiere di Siviglia' here on
November -. 1875, AZ the Park Theatre
The elder Garcia had been the first Alma
tird Of ROssini's opera ten years before
in Rome The senior Garcia in add
ton % being composer Of some seven
teen operas In spanish. nineteen in ltal-
ian and seven in French founded a
school Of singing that has always been
known by his name and Of which the
old lady who died on "Wednesday was
the lat living representative
Pauline. a. she was usually called.
was born in Paris on July ~. 1921 Paer
was her godfather. and her teacher was
her elder brother. Manuel who CEASED
10 sing In iS2o. When Pauline was
the family returned 20 France, and after
having studied piano With Meyren6erg
and other professors she made a public
Appearance at the concerts % her older
sister Maria. who had married Maiihran
IN NeW York She sang first ON a tour
made with her brother -in-laW. Charles
de- BeriOt. the noted violini-t, and later
made such a success a. a concert singer
hat she was persuaded 10 enter the
held Of opera She sang DeadCH0nd
I'M -Dtello- and che title role In Ro-sini's
Cinderella IN 1883 she sang for the
fret time a. the Theatre des ltaliens m
Paris Later she added La Donna del
lAgo.- La GAIA l.ad0a- and Tan
-redi- % her repertoire, and ~ 1872
ivuda her first appearance a. R0siHo
IN the opera bearing ~ close relation
10 the Garcia family She sang Arsdcss
M -S.miramids- With Gfisi aud Ia istO
MAS married " Louis Niardot. who had
iusi left the direction Of the Theatre
des ltalien- IN Paris
Nine NiaFdot- Garcia then left Paris
to appear in the principal European
cities Her voice was a meEzp- soprano
u such range that IN" could sing roles
IN operas that are nov sharply differ
entiated She sang IdieHhHc IN Les
HuRienots- and created AZ Paris on
IL N4aAas an nWfasnnEfa =
In 1851 she sang the title role In -Sapho
when Gounod's forgotten opera was
produced for the first time az the Paris
Opera When she toOk the ute role
in A revival 10 -OrfeO" at the Theatre
iyriuue IN 1881 her star vas IN the zenith
and she gang the role 10 times before
IN. deHRhted pariEians had heard enough
81 CLICKS music from her.
Then she sang GluCk's .lphigenie
alternated Donhd ARnd and Eeritaq
IN Don Giovanni, sang IN Beilini =
Norma and was accounted a great
ROmro in HE musical version Of the shake
spearian drama. sang IN DoniLetu :
IA FavoritA- and Maria de- Rohan,
both Isabelle and Aiice In Robert le
Diahla.- a. well a. AFueehd and LeoHOra
la IN Trovators In ls17 she retired
from the operatio stage, although she
continued 90 appear IN concert In
addition 70 her arrangement NJ Chopin
plano literature for the voice she oom-
bosed The Ogre. an operettA gwen A.
Rad"n Baden in isos, and The Last
Magician. an opera IN two acts. sung
AZ MeinAr in 1859 Among her pupils
we're Marianne Brandt, a teacher nov
In Hamburg. and DAsirAe d'Artot In
1872 she Joined thu faculty % the Con
-eryatoirs in Paris. where she taught
Cor three years