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Maria FelicitA Malibran, Music: History, Composers, And Performers, Biographies
Related Category: Music: History, Composers, And Performers, Biographies
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Maria FelicitA Malibran[mArE´A fAlEsEtA´ mAlEbrAN´] Pronunciation Key, 1808–36, French-Spanish contralto. Malibran was the daughter of the tenor Manuel GarcIa and the sister of the mezzo Pauline Viardot. She made her opera debut in 1825 as Rosina in the The Barber of Seville in London. Celebrated especially for her dramatic and passionate interpretations of roles in Rossini's and Bellini's operas, Malibran's voice was of unusual color and great range, extending into the soprano register.
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