Joaquina Sitches (born María Joaquina Sitches y Irisarri; 28 July 1780 – 10 May 1864), also known under the stage name of Joaquina Briones or, after her marriage, of Joaquina García,[1] was a Spanish actress and operatic soprano.

Joaquina Sitches
Sitches circa 1810s
Born
María Joaquina Sitches y Irisarri

(1780-07-28)28 July 1780
Died10 May 1864(1864-05-10) (aged 83)
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Actress and operatic soprano
SpouseManuel García
ChildrenMaria Malibran
Pauline Viardot
Manuel García

Life

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She was born as María Joaquina Sitches y Irisarri to Martín Sitches and Lorenza Irisarri. Joaquina Sitches was the second wife of the tenor, composer and impresario Manuel García, and the mother of the pedagogue Manuel García the younger, of the mezzo Maria Malibran, and of the mezzo and composer Pauline Viardot.[1]

All three children were gifted and benefited from the early training by their father. On her husband's death, when Pauline was not yet 11 years old, Sitches took charge of her vocal training.[2]

Genealogy

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Notes

  1. ^ a b "Joaquina García". bnf.fr (in French). Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
  2. ^ Caswell 1987, p. 152

Sources

  • Caswell, Austin B. (in Briscoe, James R., ed.) (1987), "Pauline Viardot-Garcia (1821–1910)", Historical Anthology of Music by Women, Volume 1, on books.googlebooks.co.uk. Indiana University Press