"Luke Terence Scott... sounded beautiful when the music called for variation between extremely high and also low notes."
Carmina Burana, Jan Granberg - Hufvudstadsbladet
About…
Baritone Luke Terence Scott is a rising kavalier baritone. Born in Scotland, Scott went south to England for his studies and then north to Finland. The launch of Scott’s professional career saw him making his debut at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in Roméo et Juliette alongside stars like Lisette Oropesa as ‘Juliette’ in 2023. This debut came swiftly off the heels of his debut with the Sinfonia Lahti, Helsinki Chamber Orchestra and followed by singing under the legendary baton of Jorma Panula with the Vantaa Symphony Orchestra.
Helsinki, Finland has become Scott’s home and musical base. He made his much celebrated house debut at the Finnish National Opera as ‘Mr. Pilkington’ in the Finnish premiere of Alexander Raskatov’s Animal Farm in the acclaimed production by Damiano Michieletto. He has performed with the Jyväskylä Sinfonia & Vaasa City Orchestra as a soloist for the IX Jorma Panula International Conducting Competition, debuted with the National Theatre Prague for the world debut of Voseček’s Ogres and debuted at the Pellinge Musikdagar Chamber Music Festival. Scott has been further embraced by being the overwhelming winner of the Finnish Wagner Society’s Bayreuther Festspiele Scholarship prize and Audience prize, these prizes saw him attend the renowned Bayreuther Festspiele on Summer 2024.
“Luke Terence Scott shone in the Italian subject with Rodrigo’s ‘o Carlo ascolta’… there is already a lot of strength in the interpretation. ”
Frank Piontek - Der Opernfreund
During his studies at the Sibelius Academy, Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the Royal Northern College of Music, Scott regularly competed in international competitions and was a finalist in the 7th edition of the Paris Opera Competition held at the Palais Garnier. Also he is the winner of the Special Prize for Song from the SOI Cedolins International Competition 2024. He was a soloist & young artist for the Buxton International Opera Festival, soloist for London Symphony Orchestra’s Community Choir and Sibelius Academy Symphony Orchestra. Finally, Scott has always believed in exploring modern repertoire and he was part of the original cast of Uljas Pulkkis’ All the Truth’s We Cannot See which was performed in both Helsinki and Los Angeles as a partnership between the Sibelius Academy & University of Southern California.
Scott is proud to have had his studies and career generously supported by the Bayreuther Festspiele Stipendium, Hope Scott Trust, Finnish National Opera Foundation, Taiteen edistämiskeskus, the Martin Wegelius Foundation, Selim Eskelin Foundation, Oopperan Kummit RY, Scottish International Education Trust, Caird Trust and the Leverhulme Trust.
“Scottish baritone Luke terence scott sang abundantly handsome as David the rabbi, the opera’s amorina”
Hannu-Ilari Lampila - Helsingin Sanomat
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Black Minister Le Grand Macabre*
Mr. Pilkington Animal Farm
Baritone Ogres
David L’Amico Fritz
Guglielmo Così fan tutte
Sid Albert Herring
Marchese d’Obigny La Traviata*
Paris Roméo et Juliette
Slykovitch All the Truth’s
Ben The Telephone
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Ping Turandot
Silvo I Pagliacci
Moralès Carmen
Conte Almaviva Le nozze di Figaro
Lord Ashton Lucia di Lammermoor
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J.S. Bach: St. Matthäus-Passion
J.S. Bach: St. Johannes'-Passion
J.S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium
Beethoven: 9th Symphony*
Bruckner: Mass No.1 in Dm
Duruflé: Messe de Requiem
Dvorák: Requiem
Fauré: Messe de Requiem
Händel: Messiah
Haydn: Die Schöpfung -Rafael & Adam
Madetoja: De Profundis Op.56
G. Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
Orff: Carmina Burana
Stainer: The Crucifixion
Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel
“David the rabbi was strongly Played by Luke Terence Scott in both casts”
Jan Granberg - Hufvudstadsbladet