Gino Quilico

Born: 1955-04-29

Gino Quilico (born April 29, 1955) is a Canadian operatic baritone. Quilico was born in Flushing, New York City in 1955, the son of baritone Louis Quilico and pianist Lina Pizzolongo. He studied at the University of Toronto Opera School from 1976 to 1978, making his operatic debut as Mr. Gobineau in Giancarlo Menotti's The Medium. He performed with the Canadian Opera Company in 1977 and 1979. Quilico continued his studies at the Ecole d'art lyrique of the Paris Opera in 1979–80, then began an international career with performances at the Paris Opera, Covent Garden in London, La Scala in Milan, and the Bavarian State Opera in Munich. At the Metropolitan Opera he created the role of Figaro in The Ghosts of Versailles by John Corigliano in 1991. Quilico was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1992. In 1996, he received the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for his recording of Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Source: Article "Gino Quilico" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Carmen

as Escamillo
Released: 1991-01-01

Bizet's masterwork, Carmen, directed for stage by the Spanish actress Núria Espert.

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La Cenerentola

as Dandini
Released: 1988-09-22

Gioacchino Rossini's sparkling version of the Cinderella story comes live from the Salzburg...

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La Bohème

as Marcello
Released: 1988-03-09

The film tells the story of a love affair between a poor poet and an equally poor seamstress in...

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The Ghosts of Versailles

as Figaro
Released: 1992-01-10

What happened to Figaro and his friends after the events told in Rossini’s and Mozart’s operas?...

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La Boheme

as Marcello
Released: 1988-01-01

Giacomo Puccini's bittersweet opera of high-spirited bohemians and the doomed love between...

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Il Barbiere di Siviglia

as Figaro, a barber
Released: 1988-12-01

Live performance from Schwetzinger Festspiele, 1988. What sets this IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA...

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La Favola d'Orfeo

as uncredited
Released: 1985-01-01

Claude Goretta brings to life the age-old tale of Orpheus and Eurydice in a fresh adaptation of...

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Champs-Elysées

as Self
First aired: 1982-01-16

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Le Grand Échiquier

as Self
First aired: 1972-01-12

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