A. Scott Parry

A. Scott Parry has garnered critical praise for his work in both Opera and Musical Theatre throughout the country. His productions have spanned a wide range of repertoire, including such diverse works as West Side Story, Madama Butterfly, South Pacific, La bohème, La traviata, La Cage aux Folles, Lucia di Lammermoor, Dido and Aeneas, and many others. Scott also conceived of, designed, and directed the world première production of 'I lavori d’amore persi', a compilation of music theatre fragments by Claudio Monteverdi for the Bloomington Early Music Festival. He has served on the faculty of Indiana University in Bloomington, where he had previously received his Master’s degree in Opera Stage Direction, and headed the Musical Theatre program at Mesa Community College in Phoenix, Arizona. He has worked with many of today’s leading performers and directors such as Franz Gründheber, Ken Cazan, Tazewell Thompson, Renaud Ducet, Tito Capobianco, Nathalie Dessay, Denyce Graves, Rod Gilfry, Richard Croft, Vivica Genaux, and Nathan Gunn, and has associations with such companies as Santa Fe Opera, Dallas Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, and Chautauqua Opera. Scott is currently on the staging staff of New York City Opera and most recently directed an acclaimed production of Rossini’s 'La cenerentola' for Florida Grand Opera in Miami, FL. As a composer, he premiered his song cycle 'On the Impracticality and Sure Impossibility of Perpetually Uncomplicated and Everlasting Love' at NYC's Singer's Forum and has just completed an English language libretto adaptation of 'La Mere Coupable' by Beaumarchais, which is currently being set to music.