Of Italian descent, Scott Belluz received a Master’s Degree in vocal performance from The Royal Academy of Music and is a devoted interpreter of Italian baroque repertoire and contemporary opera. As an Italian-to-English translator, Scott draws on a strong literary background along with years translating Italian libretti, prose, and poetry. He recently completed translating Luciano Funetta’s novel Dalle rovine which was a finalist for Italy's 2016 Strega Prize and Alcide Pierantozzi’s novel L’inconveniente di essere amati.