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Gino Quilico was born in New York City in 1955, son of baritone Louis Quilico, and holds Canadian citizenship. He trained at the University of Toronto Opera School (1976-1978) and the École d’art lyrique of the Paris Opera (1979-1980), making his operatic debut as Mr. Gobineau in Menotti’s The Medium before joining the Canadian Opera Company.
Quilico built an international career at houses including the Paris Opera, Covent Garden, La Scala, and the Bavarian State Opera, and created the role of Figaro in the world premiere of John Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles at the Metropolitan Opera in 1991. He won a Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording in 1996 (Les Troyens with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra), was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1992, and was named a knight of the National Order of Quebec in 2024.
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