Scott Conner
Bass
New England Finalist 2012

A Kansas native, the young bass Scott Conner, has been lauded by critics and audiences as a major talent on the rise. Mr. Conner’s warm, flexible voice and elegant stature brings proficiency in a wide range of repertoire, including Mozart, Rossini, Handel, and Donizetti. At the Academy of Vocal Arts, where he is an Artist in Residence, Scott Conner has performed the title role in
Don Giovanni, Colline in La bohème, La Roche in Capriccio, Oroveso in Norma, and First Man in the world premiere of Scarlet Letter. In the autumn of 2011, he sang the Four Villains in the Academy’s production of Les contes d’Hoffmann.

Future seasons will include his International debut singing Alidoro in La Cenerentola and Sparafucile in Rigoletto with Semperoper Dresden (Germany), and Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor with L’Opéra de Lille (France), as well as Colline in La Bohème with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.

The early years of his career have seen Mr. Conner perform the title role in Le nozze di Figaro with Nashville Opera and Columbus Opera, the Commendatore and Masetto in Don Giovanni with Opera Cleveland, Alidoro in La cenerentola with Opera New Jersey, and Curio in Giulio Cesare with Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Additional appearances include: Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra; Dottore Grenvil in La traviata with Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Opera New Jersey; the roles of Colline (La bohème), Don Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Nourabad (Les pêcheurs de Perles), and Il Re (Aida) with Wichita Grand Opera; and Sparafucile in Rigoletto with Springfield Regional Opera. Mr. Conner joined Opera Saratoga (formerly Lake George Opera) as a young artist, and attended the University of Missouri, Kansas City for his Bachelor of Music degree, where roles included Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, the Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance, and the title role in The Mikado. Twice a District Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Mr. Conner has been a finalist in the Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition, and was named a Gold Winner in Voice by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA).

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