Family history
Giorgio Miceli was a son of well-off parents, who participated in the Italian revolution of 1847. His father was sentenced to row in the galleys as punishment, and Giorgio was sent to Naples. He had begun to learn mandolin from his uncle when he was seven-years old, and in Naples, he continued to study music under Gallo and under Giuseppe Lillo at the Naples Conservatory. His operetta ''Zoe'', performed in 1852, was his first; he was only 16. ''Zoe'' was given in 40 performances, and he had a second opera the next year which performed similarly. His plays were banned by the Naples authorities and he became a teacher. He continued to play, entering musical competitions in Naples and Florence. His work ''A Grand Serenade for Mandolin Band'', done for the Maritime Exhibition in Naples did well, and he was knighted as a result in 1875.Operas
The 1910 book ''Dictionary-Catalogue of Operas and Operettas which Have Been Performed on the Public Stage: Libretti'' listed Miceli and some of his works: * ''Zoe'' * ''Amanti sessagenarli'' * ''Conte di Rossiglione'' * ''Convito di Baldassare'' * ''Fata'' * ''Feodora'' * ''Fidanzata'' * ''Jefte'' * ''(La figlia di) Leggenda di Pisa'' * ''Rapimento'' * ''Serena'' * ''Somnambule''References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miceli, Giorgio Italian opera composers Italian male opera composers 19th-century Italian classical composers Kingdom of the Two Sicilies people Italian mandolinists Composers from Naples People from Reggio Calabria 1836 births 1895 deaths 19th-century Italian male musicians