Malibran, MARIA FELICITA

Malibran, MARIA FELICITA, mezzo-soprano singer, born at Paris, March 24, 1808, was the daughter of Manuel Garcia, a Spanish singer and teacher of singing. She made her début in London in 1825, and soon her reputation extended over Europe. Her father attempted to establish the Italian opera in New York, but without success; and she married M. Malibran, a French merchant there, who soon became bankrupt. Thereupon she returned to the stage, and was received with great enthusiasm in France, England, Germany, and Italy. Her first marriage having been dissolved, she married M. Beriot, a famous violinist, in 1836; but on 23d September of that year she died at Manchester. She was one of the greatest of operatic singers.