Possessed of a great and generous spirit
Louis Quilico, the Canadian baritone who gained international acclaim for his performances of the title role in Verdi's Rigoletto, died suddenly on 15 July 2000, aged 75. Quilico sang in more than 500 performances of Verdi's opera, and he became known as 'Mr Rigoletto'. He worked for the New York Metropolitan Opera for 25 years, previously winning the Met's 'Auditions of the Air' early in his career, in 1955. A favourite of Darius Milhaud, Quilico sang in the première of La Mère Coupable, and he appeared all over the world ... alongside Joan Sutherland in La Traviata at the UK's Covent Garden in 1960, at the Paris Opera, the Vienna State Opera, the Bolshoi, at Italy's Spoleta Festival, New York City Opera and locally at the Opéra du Québec and the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto. 'I am Italian-French-Canadian. And I am sorry to say it, but I still can sing.' Louis Quilico (1925-2000).
Posted: 18 July 2000
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