A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Stigelli, Georg

by George Grove

STIGELLI, or STIGHELLI, Georg. His real name was Stiegele, and he was born at Ingstetten, Würtemberg, in 1819. He was educated for the law, but his voice was so promising that he gave that up and devoted himself to music, which he studied in Stuttgart, Paris, and Milan. His early career was spent in Italy, where he had great success at the Scala at Milan, and elsewhere. In 1848 he returned to Germany, and settled at Frankfort as singer and teacher. In 1849 and 50 he was in London, and sang at concerts with such success that in 1851 he was engaged at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, where he first appeared, replacing Signor Mario as Rambaldo in 'Roberto' on April 24; and with that brilliant company he remained as a second tenor, doing thoroughly good work, and meeting with success, both in opera and at concerts, till 1854, after which his name disappears from the lists.

In 1861 he was singing at the Court Opera, Vienna, and in 1866 a tenor named Stiegele sang at the Mainz Theatre, who was probably the same person. He was favourably known as a writer of songs of a popular cast with much graceful melody. [App. p.796 "Add that he died at Monza, July 3, 1868."]

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