While tragic in and of itself, this incident also had a small but significant impact on the course of music history, as Sbigoli was scheduled to sing the role of Abenamet in the premiere of Gaetano Donizetti's opera Zoraida di Granata at the Teatro Argentina.
The tragedy had a small but influential impact on music history, as Sbigoli was scheduled to sing the part of Abenamet in the inaugural performance of Gaetano Donizetti's opera Zoraida di Granata at the Teatro Argentina.