In 1821, the year of Napoleon's death, Manuel's youngest sister was born--Michelle Ferdinande Pauline,--who was in after years to become no less famous than Maria. The second and third names were given her in honour of her sponsors, Ferdinand Paër and Princess Pauline Galitzin. In the spring of 1823 the elder Garcia was again appearing at the King's Theatre, and during the season he founded his famous school of singing in London. It was at this time, too, that he first began seriously to take Maria's musical training in hand, since she was now approaching her fifteenth birthday. His daughter soon showed the individuality of her genius, in spite of a certain fear inspired by her father's somewhat violent disposition. He made his reappearance at the King's Theatre in May in Rossini's "Otello," given with the following cast:-- _Otello_ Signor Garcia. _Desdemona_ Mme. Camporese. _Elmiro_ Signor Porto. _Roderigo_ Signor Curioni. _Iago_ Signor Reina. _Emilia_ Signora Caradori. _Doge_ Signor Righi. In speaking of his return to London, the 'Harmonicon' tells us: "Garcia's voice has an extensive compass and considerable power, and is round and clear. Its flexibility is remarkable." On June 5 we find the tenor taking part in the first performance of Rossini's semi-serious opera, "Ricciardo e Zoraide," with this cast:-- _Agorante_ Signor Garcia. _Ricciardo_ Signor Curioni. _Ernesto_ Signor Reina. _Ircano_ Signor Porto. _Zoraide_ Mme. Camporese. _Zomira_ Mme. Vestris. _Fatima_ Mme. Graziani. Four weeks later he is appearing at the _première_ of another of Rossini's works with the strange title, "Matilde di Shabran e Corradino, ossia Il Trionfa della Belta," with the principal parts distributed thus:-- _Matilde di Shabran_ Mme. Ronzi di Begnis. _Corradino_ Signor Garcia. _Isidoro_ Signor di Begnis. _Raimondo_ Signor Reina. _Edvardo_ Mme. Vestris. _Contessa d'Arca_ Signora Caradori. From all this, it will be seen that Manuel Garcia lived in a musical world day and night. Awake or asleep, music and musicians surrounded the boy. At the close of the London season his father returned to Paris. An exceptional insight into the musical and artistic circles of the French capital at this time, when Manuel was a young man of eighteen, is given by the following paragraph from a paper of that day:-- "On November 15 some of the principal musical composers and theatrical performers of Paris united to give a dinner to Signor Rossini, in the great room of M. Martin, Place du Châtelet.