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Renowned Canadian baritone diesTORONTO —World-renowned Canadian baritone Louis Quilico, who sang many of the most famous opera roles, died Saturday at a city hospital after complications from surgery He was 75.The opera singer sang with most of the important operatic companies in Europe and North America during his 46-year career.Bom in 1925 in Montreal, where his father owned the city’s first bicycle shop, Quilico made his stage debut there at age 29 in a production of Boris Godunov.From there, Quilico quickly rose to stardom winning numerous awards such as the. prestigious Metropolitan Opera Auditions of the Air and the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award.During his career, he appeared regularly at The Vienna Staatsoper, Teatro Colon of Buenos Aires, Teatro Massimo of Palermo, Thermes of Caracan, and at the operas of Venice, Turin and Florence.At home, he appeared regularly with the Canadian Opera Company and with the Opera du Quebec.Quilico is survived by his wife, concert pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico, with whom he recorded two albums, his son Gino, daughter Donna, and four grandchildren.
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Indiana Gazette
Indiana, Pennsylvania, US
Sun, Jul 16, 2000
Page 33
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