Scott Conner, a Kansas native hailed as one of the most compelling basses of his generation, has earned international acclaim for his extraordinary vocal range and versatility across operatic repertoire.  Known for his warm, flexible voice and commanding stage presence, Conner has captivated audiences from North America to Europe and the United Kingdom, performing at some of the world’s most prestigious opera houses.

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Beginning his 2025/2026 season, Conner will return to Opera Philadelphia to portray Lord Sydney in Rossini’s Il Viaggio a Reims, marking his continued collaboration with the company. Additionally, he embarks on his eighth season with the Metropolitan Opera, where he will perform Zuniga in Bizet’s Carmen, Aldeano in El Último de Frida y Diego, and make his debut with the Lyric Opera of Chicago as the 1st Soldier in Strauss’s Salome.

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In the 2024/2025 season, Conner returned to the Metropolitan Opera in major roles, including Jose Tribaldi in Ainadamar and Der Einarmige Bruder in Die Frau ohne Schatten conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.  He also made notable debuts as Ramfis in Aida with Arizona Opera and as the bass soloist in the Verdi Requiem with the Dallas Symphony. His season concluded with a return to Jacksonville Symphony to perform the Mozart Requiem.​​

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The 2023/2024 season saw Scott Conner returning to the Metropolitan Opera as Colline in La Bohème and debuting as Zuniga in Bizet’s Carmen with the Jacksonville Symphony. That summer, he returned to the Santa Fe Opera to perform the Police Commissioner in Der Rosenkavalier.

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In the 2022/2023 season, Conner continued his success at the Metropolitan Opera, singing the Police Commissioner in Der Rosenkavalier and Neptune in Mozart’s Idomeneo. He made his Canadian debut with the Canadian Opera Company in Salome and sang Mephistopheles in his alma mater’s annual Crescendo Concert. Other highlights included Bartolo in Le Nozze di Figaro with the Handel and Haydn Society, Ashby in La Fanciulla del West with the Cleveland Orchestra, and the King in The Love for Three Oranges at Des Moines Metro Opera.

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During the 2021/2022 season, Conner sang Schwarz in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at the Metropolitan Opera, and returned to Santa Fe Opera as Pistola in Falstaff and as Jupiter in Platée at Des Moines Metro Opera. 

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Scott has performed with major U.S. companies like San Francisco Opera, The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington D.C, San Diego Opera, and Santa Fe Opera, and with prominent European companies ​as an Ensemble member of Semperoper Dresden, performing roles like Colline, Sparafucile, Masetto, and Don Basilio. International highlights include appearances with the Royal Opera House London, BBC Proms, Zürich Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Opéra National de Paris, Opera de Dijon, Dutch National Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, and L’Opéra de Lille.

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A recipient of 1st Prize awards in the 2012 Gerda Lissner and Loren L. Zachary vocal competitions, Conner earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and graduated with an artist certificate from the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia.

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