Biography
“Maria Padilla is a brilliant vehicle for a fire-snorting bel canto diva, and Wexford found one in the American soprano BARBARA QUINTILIANI. She relished the flashes of vindictive coloratura brilliance and menacing descents into the chest register required by Donizetti for Maria. If there is any justice in the opera world, QUINTILIANI should be heading for superstardom… she has the vocal hardware to become a cult figure outside the glamorous opera circuit, with her gleaming timbre, fearless leaps between the extremes of registers and apparently bottomless reserves of breath.” - Hugh Canning The Sunday London Times American Soprano Barbara Quintiliani is becoming known internationally for her bravura performances of some of the most challenging roles in the operatic repertoire including: Do
Performance credits
Past performances 1999 — Yesterday
Biography
“Maria Padilla is a brilliant vehicle for a fire-snorting bel canto diva, and Wexford found one in the American soprano BARBARA QUINTILIANI. She relished the flashes of vindictive coloratura brilliance and menacing descents into the chest register required by Donizetti for Maria. If there is any justice in the opera world, QUINTILIANI should be heading for superstardom… she has the vocal hardware to become a cult figure outside the glamorous opera circuit, with her gleaming timbre, fearless leaps between the extremes of registers and apparently bottomless reserves of breath.” - Hugh Canning The Sunday London Times American Soprano Barbara Quintiliani is becoming known internationally for her bravura performances of some of the most challenging roles in the operatic repertoire including: Do
