Birthdate: March 17, 1805

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Madrid, Spain

Died: July 1, 1906

Spanish baritone singer and voice educator Manuel García was the son of legendary opera singer Manuel del Popolo Vicente García. He started his career with his father’s production of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville. He invented the laryngoscope and penned the classic Complete Treatise on the Art of Singing.