Praised by Anthony Tommasini of the New York Times for his “impressive . . bright-voiced tenor”, American tenor Scott Ramsay has been attracting international attention from endorsements made by The Irish Times of his recent European debut as Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Dublin International Opera Festival and by the Chicago Sun-Times who applauded his portrayal of Edgardo at the Lyric Opera of Chicago proclaiming,"He brought a passionate intensity to the role that matched the fire of Dessay's riveting Lucia". Of his Canadian debut, in performances of Verdi’s Requiem with Sir Andrew Davis and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Toronto Globe & Mail declared, "He proved to be a real find - his voice has a sweetness and the modest purity reminiscent of vintage Bjoerling and Simoneau."

Earning great respect as a leading tenor on North American stages and abroad, his repertoire encompasses a broad range of operatic roles from Baroque and bel canto to 20th century opera. Mr. Ramsay's 2008/09 season features an exciting mix of debuts and important return engagements including Carmina Burana & Beethoven’s 9th Symphony at the Berkshire Choral Festival, Nemorino in L'Elisir d'Amore at the Sugar Creek Festival, Songs from Spoon River at the Ravinia Festival, the Messiah with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Nemorino in L’Elisir d’Amore at Opera Grand Rapids, Roméo in Roméo et Juliette with Syracuse Opera, the Mozart Requiem with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and The Painter in a new Paul Curran production of Lulu conducted by Sir Andrew Davis at the Lyric Opera of Chicago - a role he will repeat abroad in 2011.

In addition to making his successful European debut as Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor at the Dublin International Opera Festival and joining the roster of the San Francisco Opera, the 2007/08 season also marked a major American debut for Mr. Ramsay at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall in the U.S. Premiere of The Destruction of Jerusalem with the American Symphony Orchestra conducted by Music Director Leon Botstein. Further appearances included Roméo in Roméo et Juliette at Opera New Jersey, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni with Dayton Opera, his debut with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra in Hans Henze’s Kammermusik 1958 with Music Director David Robertson, Jupiter in Semele at Opera Boston, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with the Jacksonville & Albany Symphony Orchestras, Ferrando in Così fan tutte at Opera Naples and Tamino in Die Zauberflöte with Arizona Opera.

Notable appearances from recent seasons include his role debut in the leading character of Mark for the final three performances of Tippett’s The Midsummer Marriage under the baton of Sir Andrew Davis at Lyric Opera of Chicago; Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor opposite Natalie Dessay at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dublin International Opera Festival, Kentucky Opera, New Orleans Opera & Connecticut Grand Opera; Jupiter in a new Chas Rader-Shieber production of Semele opposite Lisa Saffer & Stephanie Blythe at Arizona Opera; Pong in Turandot at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Gloriously Baroque:Telemann & Bach with Music of the Baroque, Mozart at the Opera with the Albany Symphony Orchestra & Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni with Austin Lyric Opera.

Mr. Ramsay’s numerous symphonic engagements have included the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Verdi Requiem/Sir Andrew Davis), Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Francesca da Rimini/Christoph Eschenbach & A Child of Our Time/Sir Andrew Davis), Grant Park Symphony Orchestra (Die Erste Walpurgisnacht/Carlos Calmar & Gianni Schicchi/Hannu Lintu), Madison Symphony Orchestra (Bach Magnificat/John DeMain), Albany Symphony Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and the Green Bay Symphony.

During his three-season engagement as a member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago's Ryan Opera Center, Mr. Ramsay made his debut as Rodrigo in Verdi’s Otello alongside Canadian tenor Ben Heppner and American soprano Renée Fleming. During this time, he sang principal roles in La Boheme, Die Zauberflöte, Parsifal, La Traviata, Samson et Dalila, Regina, Lucia di Lammermoor and Madama Butterfly.

Additional training programs have included Florida Grand Opera, The Berkshire Choral Festival, Central City Opera, and Glimmerglass Opera.