Pauline Viardot, French soprano and composer (born 1821)

Pauline Viardot

French mezzo-soprano (1821–1910)

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 long and illustrious career as a…