Born in Turin, Vigna was trained at the Turin Conservatory. He served as music director of the Opéra de Monte-Carlo from 1895 to 1903.[1] He then worked as a conductor at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City where he conducted nearly 250 performances from 1903 to 1907.[2]
From 1917 to 1922 Vigna was a conductor with the Paris Opera. He also conducted operas in Bergamo, Berlin, Dresden, Madrid, Prague, and Trieste during his career. He died at the age of 63 in Milan.[1]