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date = "2018-04-18T10:13:00-04:00"
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Praised for the beauty of his voice and the vitality of his performances, American basso Erik Anstine is making a name for himself on opera and concert stages in North America and Europe. In the current season, Mr. Anstine sings Leporello in *Don Giovanni* with the Edmonton Opera. In June of 2017, Erik Anstine made his San Francisco Opera debut as Leporello in an all-star cast including Ildebrando D'Arcangelo in the title role, and Ana Maria Martinez as Donna Elvira. In 2016 he returned to the Salzburger Festspiele to perform both Antonio in *Le nozze di Figaro* and Oste/Sergente in Manon Lescaut, the latter being recorded by Deutsche Grammophon.

Previous seasons saw debuts with Salzburg and Hamburg, as well as performing Leporello in *Don Giovanni* with Seattle Opera. Mr. Anstine recently completed his four-year tenure with the ensemble of Opernhaus Zürich, during which he has performed roles such as Colline in *La Bohéme*, Bartolo in *Le nozze di Figaro*, Biterolf in *Tannhäuser*, Zweiter Soldat in *Salome*, Anfisa in the premiere of Eötvös’ *Drei Schwestern*, and Zweiter Geharnischter in *Die Zauberflöte*.

As a member of Los Angeles Opera’s Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program, Erik Anstine appeared as the Captain in *Eugene Onegin*, Frère Jean in *Roméo et Juliette*, and Der Tod in Viktor Ullman’s *Der Kaiser von Atlantis* under the baton of James Conlon as part of the company’s ongoing Recovered Voices series. He was also a member of The Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program, during which he covered the Archbishop in Szymanowski’s *King Roger* and Jailer in *Tosca*.

Mr. Anstine made his Seattle Opera main stage debut in 2011 as the Second Priest in *Die Zauberflöte*. As a member of Seattle Opera’s young artist program, Mr. Anstine was heard as Leoprello in *Don Giovanni*, Don Alfonso in *Così fan tutte* and Truffaldino in *Ariadne auf Naxos*. At the Castleton Festival, he sang the Notary in *Gianni Schicchi* and stepped in at the last minute to perform Peachum in John Gay’s *A Beggar’s Opera*.

Erik Anstine was the Grand Prize Winner of the Orpheus Vocal Competition and a participant in Thomas Quasthoff’s “Das Lied” competition in Berlin in 2009. He was also a two-time Regional Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Erik Anstine was graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Music degree and from Indiana University with a Master of Music degree. During his studies at Northwestern University, Mr. Anstine studied abroad for one year at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
