Due to COVID – 19, 2020 and 2021 debuts as Jaquino in Fidelio with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, Mime in Das Rheingold with the Miami Music Festival Wagner Institute and a return to Monostatos in Die Zauberlöte with North Carolina Opera have been postponed. Recently, Mr. Wichael performed with Asheville Lyric Opera and Indianapolis Opera as Sancho Panza in The Man of La Mancha and Rimrock Opera as Hywell Ddu in the North American Premiere of the Welsh Opera Blodwen, Eric in Nosferatu and Pong in Turandot. In 2014 Mr. Wichael debuted the role of Little Bat in Susannah with St. Petersburg Opera with a DVD release in 2017 hailed by OPERA NEWS as one of The Best of 2017. With The Lyric Opera Of Kansas City, roles include Spoletta in Tosca, Pang in Turandot and Dr. Blind in Die Fledermaus. The Witch in Hansel and Gretel is a favorite role performed in English and German with companies such as Opera Omaha, Die Eutiner Festspiel, Soo Theatre Project and OPERA Iowa. Past seasons included Monostatos in Die Zauberflöte with Asheville Lyric Opera, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi with Soo Theatre Project and Nanki Poo in The Mikado with Kansas City Metro Opera, Prunier in La Rondine and Spoletta in Tosca with the Kansas City Puccini Festival; Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi and Beppe in Pagliacci with The Crested Butte Music Festival; with Tulsa Opera he performed Don Curzio in Le Nozze di Figaro and Scaramuccio in Ariadne auf Naxos. OPERA NEWS stated “Scott Wichael was delightful as the four servants…” in Les Contes D’Hoffmann at Des Moines Metro Opera.