Malibran, Marie Félicité
(1808–1836)> VOCALIST
Malibran, Marie Félicité (24 March 1808, Paris; 23 September 1836, Manchester), vocalist, was the daughter of the Spanish singer, Manuel Garcia , who had come to Paris to increase his reputation and wealth after appearing for many years at the Prince’s Theatre in Madrid. Her mother had also won success on the stage in Spain under the name of Briones. Maria Garcia went with her family at age four to Italy, where she made her theatrical debut as the child in Ferdinand Paër ’s Agnese at Naples…