Erich Parce
Baritone, Stage Director
Appeared at the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Greater Miami Opera, L’Opera d'Nice and L'Opera de Montreal, Seattle Opera
Baritone/director Erich Parce has performed with opera and theater companies throughout North America and Europe, including the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Greater Miami Opera, L’Opera d'Nice and L'Opera de Montreal. A Northwest resident, Erich has been a frequent performer with the Seattle Opera. Highlights include Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, the Count in Le Nozze di Figaro and the father in Hansel and Gretel. Erich is also a regular guest of the Seattle Symphony in performances that have included Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast and David Diamond's On Sacred Ground (recorded on Delos label) amongst many others. His Carmina Burana has also been heard many times with the Seattle Symphony, Pacific NW Ballet and the Seattle Chorale Company. Erich has also performed and recorded World premieres of Paul Schoenfield’s Camp Songs and Lori Laitman’s Holocaust 1944 and her Seed of Dream.
On the musical theatre stage, Mr. Parce has sung the lead roles in Oklahoma, Pajama Game, Man of La Mancha, Kiss Me Kate, Carousel, The Desert Song and The Vagabond King. He also created the role of Rochester in the premiere of the York/Williams Jane Eyre.
As a stage director, Erich is the artistic director of Skagit Opera and has recently directed exciting productions of Tosca, Pagliacci, L’Elisir D’Amore, Madama Butterfly, The Barber of Seville, Carmen, La Boheme, The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro. He has also directed Amahl and the Night Visitors, Werther, La Traviata, Gianni Schicchi, La Cenerentola, Aida and Floyd’s Susannah.
Last season Mr. Parce directed the world premiere of the opera After Life, by composer Tom Cipullo for Music of Remembrance. In 2013 Erich also directed Der Kaiser von Atlantis and Brundibar at the Seattle Children’s theater for MOR. This spring he directed the world premiere of Jake Hegge’s opera Out of Darkness in Seattle and San Francisco.
On the musical theatre stage, Mr. Parce has sung the lead roles in Oklahoma, Pajama Game, Man of La Mancha, Kiss Me Kate, Carousel, The Desert Song and The Vagabond King. He also created the role of Rochester in the premiere of the York/Williams Jane Eyre.
As a stage director, Erich is the artistic director of Skagit Opera and has recently directed exciting productions of Tosca, Pagliacci, L’Elisir D’Amore, Madama Butterfly, The Barber of Seville, Carmen, La Boheme, The Magic Flute and The Marriage of Figaro. He has also directed Amahl and the Night Visitors, Werther, La Traviata, Gianni Schicchi, La Cenerentola, Aida and Floyd’s Susannah.
Last season Mr. Parce directed the world premiere of the opera After Life, by composer Tom Cipullo for Music of Remembrance. In 2013 Erich also directed Der Kaiser von Atlantis and Brundibar at the Seattle Children’s theater for MOR. This spring he directed the world premiere of Jake Hegge’s opera Out of Darkness in Seattle and San Francisco.