Joaquina Sitches

Maria-Joaquina García, née Sitches (or Sitchez) (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
Born	(1780-07-28)July 28, 1780
Died	May 10, 1864(1864-05-10) (aged 83)
Nationality	Spanish
Occupation	Actress and operatic soprano

Life

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]

Family of Manuel García

Family of Joaquina Sitches
García, Manuel (del Pópulo Vicente Rodríguez) (b Seville, 21 Jan 1775; d Paris, 10 June 1832). Spanish composer, tenor, director and singing teacher Sitchez (Briones), (Maria-)Joaquina (b 28 July 1780; d 10 May 1864). Spanish actress, and soprano Mayer, Eugénie (1818–1880). Soprano García, Manuel (Patricio Rodriguez) (b Madrid, 17 March 1805; d London, 1 July 1906). Spanish baritone and singing teacher Malibran [née García], Maria (-Felicia) (b Paris, 24 March 1808; d Manchester, 23 Sep 1836). Spanish mezzo-soprano Viardot [née García], (Michelle Ferdinande) Pauline (b Paris, 18 July 1821; d Paris, 18 May 1910). French mezzo-soprano, composer and teacher, of Spanish origin García, Gustave (b Milan 1 Feb 1837; d 12 June 1925). Italian baritone and singing teacher
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References

Notes

1. "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