What is Pauline Viardot?
[[File:Pauline Viardot-Garcia 1 A.jpg|thumb|upright|Pauline Viardot]] '''Pauline Viardot''' (18 July 1821 – 18 May 1910) was a 19-century French mezzo-soprano of Spanish descent. She also taught and composed. She was instrumental in getting [[Camille Saint-Saens]]'s ''[[Samson and Delilah (opera)|Samson and Delilah]]'' composed and staged. {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Viardot, Pauline}} [[Category:French opera singers]] [[Category:1821 births]] [[Category:1910 deaths]] [[Category:French singers]] {{bio-stub}}