Mr. Parce has directed The Magic Flute, The Barber of Seville, Carmen, Amahl and the Night Visitors (twice) and The Marriage of Figaro , La Bohème and La Traviata for Skagit Opera. He also has had a distinguished career as a Baritone and has been a frequent guest of opera companies throughout North America and Europe, including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, San Diego Opera, Seattle Opera, L’Opera d’Nice, and L’Opera de Montreal. His roles include Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, the Count in Le Nozze di Figaro, Guglielmo in Cosi fan Tutte, Zurga in Les Pecheurs des Perles, Valentin in Faust, and the Father in Hansel and Gretel. He has sung with Alfredo Kraus, Carol Vaness, and Placido Domingo among others, and worked with such conductors as Carlos Kleiber and Trevor Pinnock. He has a Masters Degree in Opera Direction from the University of Washington, and maintains an active teaching studio when not performing and directing.

Erich Parce