SCOTT QUINN

Acclaimed by the Twin Cities Pioneer Press for his "brilliantly clear, emotion-laden tenor voice," Scott Quinn joins Pittsburgh Opera as Don José in Carmen, Houston Grand Opera as Duca in Rigoletto, and sings a concert with Bel Canto North Carolina in the 2019/20 season. Last season, he returned to San Francisco Opera for Elemer in Arabella, made his San Diego Opera debut as Duca in Rigoletto, sang his first performances of Cavaradossi in Tosca with North Carolina Opera, and returned to Seattle Opera for Don Jose in Carmen. He recently sang Rodolfo in La bohème in his Utah Opera debut, Duca in Rigoletto with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Alfredo in La traviata with Austin Opera, and joined Opera Saratoga for both Camille in The Merry Widow and Oscar in the American premiere of Gareth William’s Rocking Horse Winner.

Mr. Quinn recently made role and company debuts with San Francisco Opera as Števa Buryja in Jenůfa, Den Jyske Opera as Fritz in L’amico Fritz, Seattle Opera as Boris in Káťa Kabanová, Arizona Opera as Don José in Carmen. He recently sang his first performances of Alfredo in La traviatawith the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Duca in Rigoletto with Atlanta Opera, Dallas Opera for Narraboth in Salome, and Northern Lights Music Festival as Lenski in Eugene Onegin. He also recently joined Minnesota Opera for Rodolfo in La bohème and Palm Beach Opera for Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly. He maintains a close association with Houston Grand Opera and recently returned to create the role of Villiers, Duke of Buckingham in the world premiere of Floyd’s Prince of Players. With the same company, he also sang Pirelli in Sweeney Todd and Tamino in outdoor performances Die Zauberflöte. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Houston Grand Opera Studio. During his tenure, his performances included Rodolfo in La bohème, Alfredo in Die Fledermaus, Mr. Erlanson in A Little Night Music, the Sailor in Tristan und Isolde, Ruiz in Il trovatore, and the Royal Herald in Don Carlos. His other recent performances include Ferrando in Così fan tutte with Fort Worth Opera and Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with Chautauqua Opera. He is also a former Artist in Residence of Dallas Opera where his performances included Tybalt in Roméo et Juliette, Roderigo in Otello, Lord Cecil in Roberto Devereaux, and Normanno in Lucia di Lammermoor. He joined Shreveport Opera for Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd and The Living Opera (Richardson, Texas) for Martin in The Tender Land and Fredric in Pirates of Penzance. He has also sung previous performances of Rodolfo in La bohème at the Northern Lights Music Festival.

Mr. Quinn is a former participant in San Francisco Opera's prestigious Merola Opera Program in which he sang excerpts of the title role of Don Carlosin the Schwabacher Summer Concert as well as Nadir in the well-loved duet from Les pêcheurs de perles. He has won first place in the Shreveport Opera Singer of the Year Competition, second place in the Dallas Opera Guild Competition and has also placed in the competitions of both Florida Grand Opera and Palm Beach Opera. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Stephen F. Austin State University.