Manuel Garcia

Manuel Garcia (1775-1832), full name Manuel del Pópulo Vicente Rodriguez García, was a noted Spanish singer and composer, born at Seville. In 1808 he went to Paris with a reputation already gained at Madrid and Cadiz. Till 1824 he was of high repute in London and Paris as an operatic tenor. In the following year visited the United States. When on the road between Mexico and Vera Cruz he was robbed of all his money. He spent his closing years in Paris as a teacher of singing, his voice being greatly impaired by age as well as fatigue. His eldest daughter was the celebrated Madame Malibran.

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