Online Event | The Unknown Pauline Viardot-García: A Universal Composer and Performer of the 19th Century
A panel discussion with Patricia Kleinman (Projecto CompositorAs), Amy Kyle (Sorbonne Université), Nicole Leone and Randi Marrazzo (A Modern Reveal). Moderated by Isabel Pérez Dobarro (London Performing Academy of Music).

Friday, October 15, 2021, 2:30pm - EST
This event was in ENGLISH with captioning.


Pauline Viardot-Garcia (Paris, 1821-1910) was a central figure on the European opera scene of the 19th century. Daughter of the famous tenor Manuel García, and the soprano Joaquina Sitches, Pauline Viardot-Garcia conquered European audiences in her own right, was labeled a “Genius” by critics, with a career spanning a vast repertoire of roles and styles, and developed in parallel, an intense compositional and pedagogical activity which lasted until the end of her long life.


Panelists discussed Pauline Viardot-García’s life and works, her Spanish influences, and her social and gender status as a multifaceted composer and performer in 19th-century European society.


Excerpts of music played:
1. Pauline Viardot-García, Caña española, for voice and piano. Performers: Anna Tonna and Isabel Pérez Dobarro.
2. María Malibrán (Viardot-García’s sister), Rataplán, for voice, fortepiano and guitar. Performers: Anna Tonna and Duo Savigni.
3. Pauline, Viardot-García, ¡Alza! ¡Pepita!, for solo piano. Performer: Isabel Pérez Dobarro.
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