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The New Zealander baritone, Scott Bezett, completed in 2019 his third year at the University of Otago, studying towards a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Classics, Mathematics and Classical Voice (under the tutelage of Judy Bellingham).
Scott Bezett began his performance career in musical theatre roles at high school before performing in We Need a Little Christmas for Musical Theatre Dunedin, and Grease: The Arena Spectacular and Mary Poppins for Taieri Musical/DKCM. He made his operatic debut as the Sergeant of Police in Opera Otago’s 2017 production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance. Roles since then have included the Baritone in Tom Johnson’s The Four Note Opera (Little Box of Operas), Masetto in W.A. Mozart's Don Giovanni (Opera Otago) and the Wolf in Seymour Barab’s Little Red Riding Hood (Opera Otago). He was selected to sing as part of the Lexus Song Quest Masterclasses 2018 and has also received the Muriel Herbert Prize (2017) and the Dunedin Musical Society Prize (2018) from the University of Otago. J.S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244) conducted by David Burchell (March 2019) was his first venture into the world of oratorio and he was delighted to be making his debut performing with City Choir Dunedin.
Outside of performing, Scott Bezett a keen rower, competing for North End Rowing Club in Dunedin. He has represented the University of Otago in international regattas in China and was the captain of the New Zealand Universities rowing eight that competed in Australia in 2017 and 2018. He currently lives in Dunedin, New Zealand. |
