Scott Wilde Bass

Biography

Born in Wisconsin, Scott Wilde studied at the Juilliard School in New York before making his operatic debut as Second Soldier (Salome) at the Baltimore Opera. Early engagements took him to New York City Opera, Washington Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and San Francisco Opera. He made his European debut as the Commander (Don Giovanni) at the Dublin Opera and as Sarastro (The Magic Flute) in Palma de Mallorca.

While at the Semperoper in Dresden, he expanded his repertoire with roles such as the Hermit (The Maverick), Truffaldino (Ariadne auf Naxos) and the King (Aida). Scott Wilde returned to San Francisco as the Orator (The Magic Flute) and sang Abimelech (Samson et Dalila) and Hans Foltz (The Master Singers of Nuremberg).

He premiered Jason (Medea by Rolf Liebermann) in Bern and has performed in Toulouse, Amsterdam, Geneva, Montpellier and Madrid. Recently he sang Sarastro and Arkel (Pelléas et Mélisande) at the Welsh National Opera, Zio Bonzo (Madame Butterfly) at the Teatro Real Madrid and roles in Wozzeck, Julius Caesar and Silent Night. At the Salzburg Festival he sang the roles of Simone and Il Talpa (Il Trittico) under the baton of Franz Welser-Möst. In the summer of 2024, he sang Hans Foltz in Madrid. In the 2024-2025 season, his roles include Judge Turpin (Sweeney Todd) at the Komische Oper Berlin.

At the Opéra national de Paris: Performed in numerous productions, including Perelà, l'homme de fumée (Alloro, Le Président du tribunal, Le Valet), 2003; Les Maîtres chanteurs de Nuremberg (Hans Schwarz), 2003; Salomé (Zweiter Soldat), 2003, 2006, 2009; Elektra (An Old Servant), 2005; The Magic Flute (First Priest, Second Knight), 2005; A Masked Ball (Tomaso), 2007, 2009; Parsifal (A Knight of the Holy Grail), 2008; Madame Butterfly (La Zio bonzo), 2009, 2011, 2014