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Gustave García

For people with similar names, see Gustavo García.

Gustave García (February 1, 1837 – June 12, 1925) was an Italian baritone opera singer and singing teacher.

Biography

Gustave García was born on February 1, 1837, in Milan, Austrian Empire, the son of Manuel Patricio Rodríguez García (1805–1906) and the soprano Cécile Eugénie Mayer (1818–1880).[1] He made his professional début as an operatic baritone in 1860 at Her Majesty's Theatre in London as Don Giovanni.[2] He married and had a son, baritone Alberto García (1875–1946).

Best known in his second career, as a teacher, in 1880 he became a professor of singing at the Royal Academy of Music, where he worked till 1890. He also taught at the Guildhall School of Music from 1883 to 1910, and from 1884 at the Royal College of Music until his illness and final retirement. His pupils at the Royal College included Martyn Green and Walter Hyde. He died on June 12, 1925.

Works

  • The Actors' Art: a Practical Treatise on Stage Declamation, Public Speaking and Deportment. London: T. Pettitt & Co., 1882[3]
  • The Singing Teacher's Note Book, a Short Synopsis of Voice Production for Teachers of Singing and Examination Candidates. London: Boosey & Co., 1910.
  • A guide to Solo Singing. Containing Full Instructions for Singing, with a Detailed Analysis of Some Well-Known Works and Songs. London: Stainer, Novello, Ewer & Co., 1914

Students

Genealogy

References

  1. ^ Allan Keiler (2002). Marian Anderson: A Singer's Journey. University of Illinois Press. p. 74. ISBN 9780252070679. Gustave Garcia was the son of Manuel Garcia the younger, the most famous singing teacher of the nineteenth century. ...
  2. ^ Robin May (1977). A companion to the opera. Hippocrene Books. ISBN 9780882544397. His son Gustave Garcia (1837-1925) was a baritone and teacher who sang at La Scala after making his debut in London ...
  3. ^ Unless otherwise indicated, this section is sourced from Manuel García, L'isola disabitata (edited by Teresa Radomski and James Radomski). Middleton, WI: A-R Editions, 2006, p. xxii. ISBN 978-0-89579-594-6
  4. ^ "Béatrice La Palme". The Canadian Encyclopedia (2010 ed.). Archived from the original on January 11, 2005. Retrieved 2010-07-04. She left for London in 1895, as first winner of the Lord Strathcona scholarship to the RCM, and studied there with Enrique Fernandez Arbos. Shortly thereafter she began studying voice with Gustave Garcia and sang at an RCM concert in July 1898. ...


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