Professor of Music Emeritus, David W. Scott received his Master of Music and Doctoral degrees from Indiana University where he performed 15 baritone roles in opera and studied voice with Frank St. Leger, Anna Kaskas and Paul Matthen.
At CSUN, Dr. Scott conducted and staged more than 125 major opera productions, many of which were acclaimed by local and regional critics. The Opera Theatre, under his direction, was selected to perform before the national convention of the National Opera Association and also participated in an operatic exchange program with the Shanghai and Beijing Opera theatres. Dr. Scott is also active as a professional director and producer and has sent several groups on tour for Columbia Artists Incorporated throughout the Western United States. He recently directed Le Nozze di Figaro for Orlando Opera.
As a voice teacher his students have been selected as winners in auditions at the regional and national levels—including the Metropolitan Opera Auditions. Many of his students have sung with numerous regional, national and international opera companies including the Metropolitan Opera Co., Paris Opera, Royal Opera at Covent Garden and La Scala. Dr. Scott was recently named Outstanding Professor at CSUN and was selected in 1985 and 1987 to receive the Meritorious Performance and Professional Promise Awards from the University. From 1987 to 1998 he directed the opera program for the CSU Summer Arts sponsored by the Chancellor's Office.