“A talent of the first order” (Tom Cipullo), baritone Scott Hetz Clark of Leesburg, Virginia has captivated audiences around the world with his versatile vocal talent and showmanship. A James Madison University School of Music alumnus, Scott has continued to share his "youthful and powerful baritone voice" (Thüringische Landeszeitung) in many notable performances including Mayo Buckner in Tom Cipullo's Mayo Buckner: A Life Interrupted, Don Giovanni in Don Giovanni, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Sulpice in La fille du régiment, Sid in Albert Herring, and Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Scott’s most recent engagements include  his return to the historic Seagle Festival in upstate New Yor where he worked directly with composer Tom Cipullo, his company debut at Opera Naples as a Resident Artist, and his Lincoln Center debut with Teatro Nuovo, where he won praise for his performance of Don Asdrubale in the rarely performed Ricci Brothers' comedic opera Crispino e la comare. He made his operatic debut at the Prague Summer Nights Young Artist Festival in 2019, where he sang Figaro in Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro at the historic Estates Theater. Since then, he has collaborated with the Sarasota Opera, Opera Baltimore, the Seagle Festival, Bel Cantanti Opera, the Castleton Festival, and the Lyric Opera Studio Weimar. He has twice competed in the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, winning an Encouragement Award in the DMV District in 2023.