| Biography | Marie Engle, American soprano. She was the granddaughter of the French singer, Marie Stoll. She began her musical studies at the age of fourteen. Mapleson heard her and asked her father if she could join his company on tour. She made her debut in San Francisco as Filina in Mignon. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut on 23 Nov 1895 as Micaela in Carmen (with Calvé and Maurel). Engle was particularly noted for a bird-like trill. |