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Michelle Ferdinande Pauline* Viardot (García)

Russian: Мишель Фердинанда Полина Виардо (Гарсиа Ситчес)
Also Known As: "Paolina"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Paris, Île-de-France, 2º, France
Death: May 18, 1910 (88)
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Manuel (Del Populo) Vicente del Pópulo Vicente Rodriguez Garcia and Maria Joaquina Sitches y Briones
Wife of Louis Viardot
Ex-partner of Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev
Mother of Louise Héritte - Viardot; Paul Viardot; Marianne Viardot and Claudie Viardot
Sister of Manuel Patricio Rodriguez García; Maria Malibran and Francesco Giuseppe Gioacchino Paolo RODRIGUEZ GARCIA
Half sister of Antonio Josef Maria RODRIGUEZ; Mariano Bentura Ignacio RODRIGUEZ and Josefa RODRIGUEZ

Occupation: leading nineteenth-century French mezzo-soprano, pedagogue, and composer of Spanish descent.
Managed by: Carl Gustav Verbraeken
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About Pauline Viardot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Viardot

The Russian novelist Ivan Turgenev in particular fell passionately in love with her after hearing her rendition of The Barber of Seville in Russia in 1843. In 1845, he left Russia to follow Pauline and eventually installed himself in the Viardot household, treated her four children as his own, and adored her until he died. She, in turn, critiqued his work and through her connections and social abilities, presented him in the best light whenever they were in public. The exact status of their relationship is a matter of debate.

She spoke fluent Spanish, French, Italian, English, German,and Russian, and composed songs in a variety of national techniques. Her career took her to the best music halls across Europe, and from 1843 to 1846 she was permanently attached to the Opera in Saint Petersburg, Russia.


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Pauline Viardot's Timeline

1821
July 18, 1821
Paris, Île-de-France, 2º, France
1843
December 14, 1843
Paris, France
1857
July 20, 1857
Courtavenel, France
1910
May 18, 1910
Age 88
Paris, Île-de-France, France
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