Scott Six, tenor, makes his West Bay Opera debut singing the roles of Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana and Canio/Pagliaccio in Pagliacci.

Mr. Six’s recent engagements include First Armored Man/Second Priest (Die Zauberflöte) at Portland Opera, and covering the roles of the Steersman (Der fliegende Holländer) at Seattle Opera and Standing Bear in the world premiere of Anthony Davis and Yusef Komunyakaa’s Wakonda’s Dream at Opera Omaha. In 2006, with Glimmerglass Opera, he sang the role of the Sergeant (Il barbiere di Siviglia), and covered the role of Monsieur Loiseau in the world premiere of Stephen Hartke’s The Greater Good. He also appeared with Portland Opera as Spoletta (Tosca), Malcolm (Macbeth), and the Male Chorus(Britten, The Rape of Lucretia).

A Bay Area native, Mr. Six was a regional finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Council’s National Auditions in 2006, and was a finalist in Portland Opera’s Eleanor Lieber vocal competition. Earlier this year, he was a finalist in the inaugural Irene Dalis Voice Competition in San José.