to commemorate the baritone's 75th birthday, and Captus Press released the 2nd edition of Mr. Rigoletto: In Conversation with Louis Quilico in 1998. Louis Quilico was born in Montreal, Quebec, of an Italian father and a French-Canadian mother. He studied singing as a youth with Frank H. Rowe in his native Montreal while singing as a solo chorister in a church choir. After winning a prize in 1947, at the urging of the pianist and vocal coach Lina Pizzolongo, he continued his studies in Italy, studying at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome with Teresa Pediconi and baritone Riccardo Stracciari. With the aid of a scholarship he also studied at Mannes College, New York, with Martial Singher (voice), Ralph Herbert (staging) and Emil Cooper (repertoire), and at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal where he worked with Singher. Personal life Louis Quilico was married to Christina Petrowska Quilico, , concert pianist and Professor of Piano Performance and Musicology, author and artist, as well as step-father to two daughters, Dominique and Delphine. Lina Pizzolongo, pianist and vocal coach,(1925-1991) was his first wife. She was the mother of his son Gino Quilico and daughter Donna Quilico. Louis Quilico died on July 15, 2000, in Toronto, Ontario. Discography Donizetti, Il Duca d'Alba, conducted by Thomas Schippers, 1959 Verdi, Aida (excerpts), with Birgit Nilsson, Grace Hoffman, Luigi Ottolini, conducted by Sir John Pritchard, 1963. Donizetti, Maria Stuarda, with Sills, Eileen Farrell, Stuart Burrows, conducted by Aldo Ceccato, 1971. Bellini, I puritani, with Sills, Nicolai Gedda, Paul Plishka, conducted by Julius Rudel, 1973. Massenet, Thérèse, with Huguette Tourangeau, conducted by Richard Bonynge, 1974. Massenet, Esclarmonde, with Sutherland, Giacomo Aragall, Tourangeau, conducted by Bonynge, 1975. Two of a Kind, with Christina Petrowska Quilico, piano, 1996. Chants Français et Russes with Christina Petrowska Quilico, piano, 1998. Vocal Gems - Live from New York (live from New York), with Christina Petrowska Quilico, piano, 2003. Mr. Rigoletto: My Life in Music, with Christina Petrowska Quilico, piano, and various orchestras, 2000. The Most Happy Fella by Frank Loesser, with Nancy Shade, 1997–99. References Sources Mr.Rigoletto: In Conversation with Louis Quilico (Captus Press, 1996, 1998) Christina Petrowska Quilico External links Official web site Order of Canada Citation Louis Quilico at The Canadian Encyclopedia 1925 births 2000 deaths Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia alumni Companions of the Order of Canada Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal alumni