Michael received his Masters in Music (Vocal Performance) at the University of Alberta and he maintains an award winning studio, PAVArts, in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Michael is featured on over twenty recordings some of which include the works of Victor Herbert, Jerome Kern, Louis Hirsch, Karl Hoschna, and Rudolf Friml. Parr has often been commended on his ability to cross into jazz, early musical theatre, song and even “popera” with ease and ability. Often seen “guest-ing” throughout the area Mr. He has performed extensively in the musical theatre genre including leading roles in such productions as: Jekyll & Hyde, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Showboat, The Secret Garden, Cinderella, Once Upon a Mattress, Annie, and Babes in Toyland. He has also performed as a soloist for the Michigan Opera Theatre's Community Outreach Program, the Fort Street Chorale and Orchestra, the Michigan Sinfonietta Orchestra, the Great Lakes Opera Company, the Verdi Opera Theatre of Michigan, the Windsor Symphony Orchestra and the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings. Michael has performed many seasons with the Michigan Opera Theatre's professional opera chorus and shared the stage for the gala to open the Detroit Opera House with Luciano Pavoratti. Over the past seasons Michael has been a regular with the Arbor Opera Theatre performing lead roles in such operas as La Pizza con Funghi, La Nozze di Figaro, and Amahl in the Night Visitors.

As a winner of the Friedrich Schorr International Voice Competition, he was selected to sing Honegger's King David and also performed in the Croswell Opera House's production of La Boheme. Michael was seen singing on the Cable Network feature 'Time Out for Opera' and on the Church of Today's weekly national television broadcasts. MICHAEL PARR is a versatile and sought after performer who has been seen and heard in operas, oratorios, musicals, and concerts throughout North America, Europe and most recently Asia.

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