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author = ["authors/jenna.md"]
categories = "Interview"
date = "2015-04-23T20:59:00-04:00"
lastmod = "2015-04-23T21:03:00-04:00"
primary_image = "https://res.cloudinary.com/schmopera/image/upload/v1545409169/media/webhook-uploads/1429837285841/kelsey-headshot--new.jpg.jpg"
primary_image_credit = "Photo by Ken Howard"
publishDate = "2014-05-04T09:02:00-04:00"
related_articles = ["articles/spotlight-on-sara-schabas.md"]
related_companies = ["scene/companies/canadian-opera-company.md","scene/companies/lyric-opera-of-chicago.md"]
related_people = ["scene/people/quinn-kelsey.md"]
short_description = "Baritone Quinn Kelsey was born in Hawai&#039;i, sings roles like Rigoletto and Germont all over the world, and lately he&#039;s been riding a donkey. He&#039;s getting ready to sing the role of Sancho, alongside the incomparable Italian bass, Ferruccio Furlanetto, in the Canadian Opera Company&#039;s upcoming production of Don Quichotte."
slug = "talking-with-singers-quinn-kelsey"
title = "Talking with singers: Quinn Kelsey"

youtube_url ="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KacQW-M-yKY"
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Baritone [Quinn Kelsey](http://www.quinnkelsey.com/index.htm) was born in Hawai'i, sings roles like Rigoletto and Germont all over the world, and lately he's been riding a donkey. He's getting ready to sing the role of Sancho, alongside the incomparable Italian bass, [Ferruccio Furlanetto](http://www.ferrucciofurlanetto.com/), in the Canadian Opera Company's upcoming production of _[Don Quichotte](http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1314Season/DonQuichotte.aspx)_. Massenet's Sancho is a role debut for Quinn, and he took time before rehearsal to talk about working with stars, riding donkeys, and car analogies.

Catch Quinn onstage in _Don Quichotte_ beginning May 9th at the Four Seasons Centre. For more details and tickets, visit www.coc.ca or click [here](http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1314Season/DonQuichotte.aspx).
