SCOTT HETZ CLARK is a young baritone from Leesburg, Virginia, USA, and a graduate of the James Madison University School of Music. Most recently, Scott spent the summer as an Emerging Artist at the historic Seagle Festival in upstate New York, where he performed the title roles in both Don Giovanni and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Last year, he debuted at Lincoln Center with Teatro Nuovo, singing the role of Don Asdrubale in the Ricci brothers' rarely performed comedy Crispino e la Comare. Scott also received an encouragement award in the DMV district of the highly competitive Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition and will return this year to compete in the inaugural Capital District competition. His career spans collaborations with various companies across the country, including Sarasota Opera, Opera Baltimore, Bel Cantanti Opera, and others.

Scott made his operatic debut in 2019 at the Prague Summer Nights Young Artists Festival, performing the title role in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro. In 2022, he returned to the festival to perform the title role in Don Giovanni at the historic Estates Theater, the same venue where Mozart himself premiered and conducted the opera in 1787. Additionally, he performed at Theater Rudolstadt with the Thüringer Symphoniker Orchestra as Masetto in Don Giovanni and later as Dr. Falke in Strauss's Die Fledermaus with the Lyric Opera Studio Weimar.

His repertoire includes notable roles like The Pirate King in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance, Papageno in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, Sulpice in Donizetti's La fille du régiment, and Méphistophélès in Gounod's Faust. Scott also has a strong presence in oratorio music, having competed as a semi-finalist in the Oratorio Society of New York’s Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo competition in 2021. His oratorio roles include Raphael in Haydn's Creation, Méphistophélès in Berlioz's La Damnation de Faust, and he has been a featured soloist in Handel's Messiah, Ralph Vaughan Williams' Five Mystical Songs, and Mendelssohn's Elijah.

Beyond opera and oratorio, Scott has a distinct passion for Jazz and American Standards, frequently performing in the Northern Virginia and wider D.C. area. He has headlined at major jazz clubs in the DMV and was a featured act at the Tarara Summer Concert Series alongside Big Night, a premier big band in Northern Virginia.

Scott is deeply committed to community engagement, serving on the board of directors at Loudoun Lyric Opera, where he focuses on developing and sharing opera from a grassroots level.

Off-stage, Scott has several unwonted interests including snowboarding, home-brewing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, camping, fishing, traveling, and spending time with his dog, Storm. He is immensely thankful for his family's unwavering love and support and the mentorship he has received throughout his musical career.