Founder and President of the Parcher School of Art, William Parcher had a thirty year career as a professional Opera Singer. Singing all over the world, he has performed principle and leading roles in hundreds of productions, been on the rosters of the Metropolitan and New York City Opera Companies. Other notable Opera Companies where he has performed are The Washington National Opera, Los Angel0s Opera, Pittsburg Opera, Houston Grand Opera, La Scala, The Wexford Festival, Ireland, Denver Opera, New Jersey Opera, Virginia Opera, Louisville Opera, Augusta Opera, Seattle Opera, Hawaii Opera, Cleveland Opera, Dayton Opera, Green Bay Opera, Miami Opera, Opera North, Portland Opera. Summer festivals include Central City Opera, Glimmerglass Opera Company, Chautaqua Opera Festival. In addition he has twice toured through Europe performing such roles as the Count in Le Nozze De Figaro, Guglielmo in Cosi Fan Tutti to name a few. A sample of leading and principle Opera roles include, Escamillio in Carmen, Rigoletto in Rigoletto, Gianni Schicchi in Gianni Schicchi, Figaro in The Barber of Seville, Sharpless in Madamn Butterfly, Scarpia in Tosca, Don Alfonso in Cosi Fan Tutti, Don Juan in Don Juan, Moliere in Candid, King Ping in Turandot, Count DeLuna in Il Trovatore, Marcello in La Boheme, Shaunard in La Boheme, Dr. Maletesta in Don PasQuale, Germont in La Traviata, Dulcamara in The Elixir of Love, Pizzaro in Fidelio, Rambaud in La Rondine, Blitch in Susanna, Horace Tabor in The Ballad of Baby Doe, Pappageno in The Magic Flute, Peter in Hanzel and Gretal, The Vampire in Der Vampir, Count De Greux in Massanet's Manon. Geronte in Puccini's Manon Lescaut, Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, Prospero in the Tempest, Captain Ahab in Moby Dick, Srgt. Sulpice in The Daughter of the Regiment, and in is early career, Mr. Parcher sang many Operetta roles such as Red Shadow in The Red Shadow, Robert in The New Moon, Danilo in The Merry Widow.
He has also toured the broadway production of Man of La Mancha with Robert Goulet, playing the role of the inkeeper, and performed the leading role with the Dallas Lyric Opera. Another music theater highlight were his performances of Sweeny Todd as Sweeny, directed by Bruce Baresford of (Driving Miss Daisy, Breaker Morrant) with the Portland Opera. His Debut at La Scala was as Junior the pivitol role of Leonard Bernstiens "A Quiet Place / Trouble in Tahiti".
Some of his theater acting credits include, Giles Corey, in the Crucible, Prospero in the Tempest. With the Lago Vista players in recent years he has performed Dr. Kline in
Arsenic in Old Lace, Major Metcalf, Boris Kolenkhov in You Can't Take i With you, Owen Musser in the Foreigner, Oscar in the Odd Couple, Multiple roles in The Dining Room. With the Summerstock Company in Lago Vista, he has performed as the father in Bye Bye Birdie, and Captain Von Trap in this last summers production of The Sound Of Music for which he also served as co-producer and stage Director.
He has also served as a conductor, Conducting the Bulgarian Opera Orchestra for Le Nozze De Figaro in Spain, and was the founder and Conductor of the Fox Hall Chamber Orchestra in Washington DC.. He served as conductor and music Director for the Mikado with the American University Festival Orchestra.
He has served as Music Director for the Methodist Church in Cecilton Maryland, bass soloist for several churches accross the United States, Choral Conductor for the St. Marks Episcopal Church, Music Director for St. Peters Episcopal in Lago Vista and currently serves as Music Director for the Trinity Anglican Church in Lago Vista.
He currently serves a sixth year as Director of the Eighty plus member choral ensemble known as the Hill Country Singers. He also serves as President of the Twilight Concert Series.
William Parcher recieved studied fine art at the American University, but was diverted from completing his Bachelors in that area when it was discovered by his voice teacher that he should persue a career in singing. Consequently he earned a Bachelors Degree in Music at the American University and his Masters Degree at Indiana University.
He has since served as Adjunct Professor at the American University, and more recently at St. Edwards University in south Austin before deciding to devote his full attention to his school here in Lago Vista.
With his art training at the hands of both his Father James H. Parcher, whose web site can be found on line, as well as his extensive study at The American University, William Parcher also is a noted painter with works currently on display at The Treasury, a noted Gallery in Austin. Because of his extensive experiance on stage, singing and acting, and his background in the visual arts, William Parcher teaches a whole range of subjects at his school, involving himself in acting classes, piano instruction, vocal instruction, and art classes.
He also writes music, having arranged several spirituals for the St. Stevens Men, The Hill Country Singers, and Trinity Anglican Church Choir. He has also completed his first Symphony which is currently under review by the Austin Symphony Orchestra's Director, Peter Bay.
