OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF CANADA
GINO QUILICO O.C.
GRAMMY AWARD
Mr. Gino Quilico's career spans more than forty years and is characterized by his remarkable career. Mr. Quilico has performed more than thirty roles at the opera and on all the most prestigious opera stages in the world: Metropolitan Opera (New York), La Scala (Milan), the Paris Opera, to name a few. than the most important.
It goes without saying that Gino Quilico has sung under the direction of the greatest conductors of the symphonic world: Herbert Von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa and of course Kent Nagano and Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
Mr. Quilico has participated in more than thirty opera recordings. In 1995, he received a Grammy Award for his participation in Berlioz's Les Troyens with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
Gino Quilico has also performed with great success in musicals including Notre-Dame de Paris, by Plamondon-Cocciante where he played the role of "Quasimodo" and the role of "Jean Valjean" in Les Misérables.
Mr. Quilico's involvement is not entirely devoted to opera and music. In 1990, he was one of the few Canadians to be appointed Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Gino Quilico has always had the promotion of lyrical art at heart while being a worthy representative of Canadian culture. This involvement was highlighted when he was awarded the title of Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of his talent and dedication to this cause.
Honors
1983 - Recital at the National Arts Center in Ottawa with his father, Louis Quilico, before Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
1986 - Private recital at the Canadian Embassy (London) in the presence of Prince Charles & Lady Diana
1988 - Nomination "Artist of the Year" by the Canadian Music Council
1990 - Goodwill Ambassador at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1993 - Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of his achievements and contribution to the Canadian musical world
1995 - Grammy Award for the recording of the opera Les Troyens by H. Berlioz (Decca) in which he played the role of Chorèbe
2003 - Album "Christmas" (Novem) disc certified Gold (50,000 copies)
World premieres
Ghost of Versailles (John Corigliano) at the Metropolitan Opera, New York (1991)
Monsegur(L. Landowski) Opéra de Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lyon, Opéra de Paris (1985)
The heiress(J.P. Damase) at the Opéra-Comique de Paris (1980)
Cinematography
Bohemian(G. Puccini) film-opera directed by L. Comencini (1988)
The Orfeo (C. Monteverdi) film-opera directed by C. Goretta (1986)
spanish time(M. Ravel)
Several other operas on DVD.
Press review and letters of appreciation:
Luciano Pavarotti (Italy, August 1990)
“Gino has great talent and a great voice complemented by a strong personality and wonderful acting talent. He will become a Verdian baritone and probably have one of the greatest careers of all time. it takes to achieve this and the public is crazy about him. It gives me great pleasure to see that".
New York Times by John Rockwell
"Mr. Quilico enunciates the Italian with relish, looks handsome and acts with convincing dash. This is a real baritone Don Giovanni, elegant and light on his feet".
San Francisco Chronicle by Joshua Kosman
"Quilico sounded fine, in full command of his suave, expressive baritone. Lithe and strikingly handsome, Quilico looks every bit the licentious libertine. His singing was energetic and precise, with a pleasantly dark timbre".
The Press, Claude Gingras
"Iago's great monologue in Verdi's Otello found him in good shape, as an actor and as a singer. Thanks to his great experience on the stage, he camped a very credible Scarpia and Germont". (Montreal Opera Gala)
Bill Clinton, President of the United States of America (Personal letter - December 1997)
Thank you so much for the copy of Le Secret, which Saverio Mancina passed along to me. It brings back fond memories of seeing you at the Metropolitan Opera. Hillary and I appreciate your sharing your work with us, and we send our best wishes.
Sincerely, Bill Clinton".
Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada (Personal letter - 9 no​vember 1987)
On behalf of the Government of Canada, I am pleased to convey to you my warmest greetings and best wishes on this historical first performance by a father and son at the Metropolitan Opera House. Canadians and, indeed, all those who have an appreciation of opera may take great pride in your accomplishments as well as your contributions to music in Canada and throughout the world. I know that your performance will reflect your commitment to musical perfection and I trust that those in the audience this evening we highly entertained.
Yours sincerely, Brian Mulroney".
Main benefits of Gino Quilico
Opera​ from Paris
PETER GRIMES with Jon Vickers
Royal Opera House
DON CARLOS, produced by L.Visconti
Vienna Staatsoper
IPHIGENIA IN TAURID
Metropolitan Opera House
CARMEN, produced by F. Zeffirelli
Teatro Colon
DON GIOVANNI and FAUST
Chicago Lyric Opera
PEARL FISHERS
Metropolitan Opera House
BOHEMIAN
Los Angeles Opera
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR (debut)
La Scala
LA BOHÈME with Roberto Alagna
La Scala
MANON LESCAUT, directed by Lorin Maazel
La Scala
MANON, directed by Michel Plasson
Paris Opera
BARBIERE DI SEVIGLIA, new production by Dario Fo
Seville Opera
BARBIERE DI SEVIGLIA, Figaro in Seville
Philadelphia Opera
EUGENE ONEGIN, (beginning)
Munich Staatsoper
LES TROYENS by Berlioz, conducted by Zubin Mehta
hong kong
LA CENERENTOLA
La Scala
MANON, directed by Lorin Maazel
San Francisco
LA BOHÈME with Mirella Freni and Luciano Pavarotti
Tokyo Opera
CARMEN with Jose Carreras
Montreal with OSM
STARMANIA operational version
Paris with OSM
STARMANIA at the Palais des Congrès in Paris
Metropolitan Opera House
ANDREA CHÉNIER, directed by James Levine
Boston Symphony Orchestra
THE BRIEF VITA
Montreal
OUR LADY OF PARIS, (Quasimodo) at the Bell Center
Philadelphia Opera
DON GIOVANNI
Metropolitan Opera House
ELISIR D'AMORE with Luciano Pavarotti
Montreal with OSM
75th anniversary of the Orchester Symphonique de Montréal
Capitol of Quebec
LES MISÉRABLES, (Jean Valjean), new production
Seoul Korea Opera
DON GIOVANNI
Savonalinna Opera
DON GIOVANNI
Montreal with OSM
SAINT FRANÇOIS DASSISE directed by Kent Nagano