Arizona Opera Cast Members & Creatives

Grammy Award-winning baritone Edward Parks, a native of Indiana, Pennsylvania, holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Yale University. A National Winner of The Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, Parks trained at The Met’s Lindemann Young Artists Development Program, and was also awarded third prize in Placido Domingo’s Operalia Competition. The 2023/24 Season will feature Parks' role debut as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly at the Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Japan. Recent and career highlights include Figaro in The Barber of Seville and Schaunard in La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera; Valentin in Faust with Lyric Opera of Chicago; Steve Jobs in the world premiere of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs at Santa Fe Opera; Audebert in Silent Night with Minnesota Opera; and joining Andrea Bocelli on tour.