Scott Rubén La Marca is an American tenor who hails from New York City. He is pursuing his masters of vocal performance at the Manhattan School of Music, and his recent credits include Gastone in The Lighthouse Opera Company’s production of Verdi’s La Traviata. He also appeared in concert with City Lyric Opera, and in spring of 2022, he made his role debut as Camille in Franz Lehár’s, The Merry Widow at the Aaron Copland School of Music Opera Studio, under the stage direction of Dorothy Danner and baton of Mark Powell. At The Chautauqua Institution, Mr. La Marca will appear in the Chautauqua Opera Company’s production of The Mother Of Us All, covering and performing the role of Thaddeus Stevens. Scott Rubén was a Young Artist with the Opera Company of Middlebury, in their production of Tchaikovsky's, The Maid of Orleans - under the stage direction of Douglas Anderson and the musical direction of Michael Sakir. Mr. La Marca has also been on the rosters of prestigious intensives such as Classic Lyric Arts - Italy and France, Classical Singing and New York in June, and in the summer of 2020, he was to originate the role of Giorgio for the world premiere of Jake Landau’s opera “Pieta”, written for the Narnia Festival in Narni, Italy. Unfortunately, this production was canceled due to COVID-19. Mr. La Marca is passionate about language studies, literature, history, and is a visual artist - having also attended the Pratt Institute for architecture and construction management.