Scott Hendricks, baritone

Rigoletto in Verdi's Rigoletto

Previous Engagements at HGO:

  • Silvio in Leoncavallo's Pagliacci (2008)
  • Count Almaviva in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro (1998)
  • Sharpless in Puccini's Madama Butterfly (1999)
  • Escamillo in Bizet's Carmen (2006)
  • Chucho in the world premiere of Daniel Catan's Salsipuedes (2004)
  • Prince Dmitry in the world premiere of Tod Machover's Resurrection (1999)

Recent Engagements:

  • Riccardo in Bellini's I Puritani at Netherlands Opera
  • The Marquis de osa in Verdi's Don Carlo at Welsh National Opera
  • Il Conte di Luna in Verdi's Il Trovatore at Bregenzer Festspiele
  • Roderick in the world premiere of Debussy's The Fall of the House of Usher at Bregenzer Festpiele
  • title role of Giorgio Battistelli's Richard III at De Vlaamse Oper
  • Roderick in the world premiere of Debussy’s The Fall of the House of Usher at the Bregenz Festival

Awards/Accolades/Recordings:

  • Recipient of a Richard Tucker Foundation Career Gran
  • The baritone made his Washington National Opera debut in the U.S. premiere of Nicholas Maw’s Sophie’s Choice and gave the world premiere performance of A Navajo Oratorio with the Phoenix Symphony, which is available on CD from Naxos.

Did you know?

  • Mr. Hendricks is an alumnus of the Houston Grand Opera Studio.
  • He is a native of San Antonio, Texas.
  • Mr. Hendricks made his Washington National Opera debut in the U.S. premiere of Nicholas Maw's Sophie's Choice and earlier this year he gave the world premiere performance of A Navajo Oratorio, written especially for his voice by critically acclaimed composer Mark Grey.