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Recent performances include Duglas LA DONNA DEL LAGO and Vodnik RUSALKA with ResonanceWorks, Figaro THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO with Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh, Pangloss CANDIDE with Opera in the Heights, Papageno THE MAGIC FLUTE and The Pirate King THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE with Anchorage Opera, Herrmann Augustus CANDIDE with London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Theatre, Poo-Bah MIKADO with Mobile Opera, HYDROGEN JUKEBOX with Skylight Music Theatre, Poo-Bah MIKADO with Shreveport Opera, Basilio IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA and Banco MACBETH with Raylynmor Opera and Marco GIANNI SCHICCHI with Opera Ithaca. Other opera highlights include Demetrius A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM with Opera Naples, King Melchior AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS, Beaupertuis in Nino Rota's THE ITALIAN STRAW HAT and Don Pedro LA PÉRICHOLE with Amarillo Opera, Alidoro LA CENERENTOLA and Ceprano RIGOLETTO with Salt Marsh Opera, and the role of Death in Holst’s SAVITRI with Little Opera Theater of New York, for which The New York Times praised his “forbidding, resonant bass-baritone.”

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In 2015 he made his Carnegie Hall debut as Masolino in American Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Schillings’ MONA LISA, then performed at the hall again with New York City Chamber Orchestra as soloist for both Duruflé Requiem and Fauré Requiem. Other notable concert engagements include Avery Fisher Hall performances as bass soloist for Händel's MESSIAH and Verdi's REQUIEM, Schütz's FILI MI ABSALON with St. Luke's Trombone Quartet, Händel's MESSIAH with Norddeutsche Philharmonie, Mozart's MASS IN C MINOR, Haydn's LORD NELSON MASS and Bach's CANTATAS 4 and 111 with Yale Symphony Orchestra, Mozart's Requiem with Westminster Orchestra, Haydn's THERESIENMESSE and Händel's ALEXANDER’S FEAST at Hunter College; Bach's CANTATA 182 with St. Bartholomew's Church New York City, Handel's JUDAS MACCABAEUS with Greenwich Choral Society, as well as a return to Carnegie Hall for the highly acclaimed anniversary concert of Distant Worlds Philharmonic Orchestra showcasing the music from Final Fantasy.​ 

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Mr. Scarcelle made his European debut singing Crespel LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN and Marchese LA TRAVIATA with Festival lyrique international de Belle-Île-en-Mer and returned to the festival as Schaunard LA BOHÈME.  Other notable performances abroad include Plutone ORFEO in Chiari, Italy, and Escamillo CARMEN, Figaro LE NOZZE DI FIGARO and Dominick in the world premiere of Georg Kreisler's DAS AQUARIUM with Volkstheater Rostock. He recently made his debut with Munich Philharmonic performing Herrmann Augustus CANDIDE, a role he reprised with Leipzig MDR Symphony Orchestra, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen at Bremen's Glockenspiel and Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich at Vienna Konzerthaus. His concert of Broadway music with the Macedonia Philharmonic Orchestra earned him a Cultural Diplomacy award from the United States Embassy.

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Other performances include Hanezò L'AMICO FRITZ with Sarasota Opera, the Police Sergeant THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE with Colorado Symphony, Masetto DON GIOVANNI with H&K Arts Japan, Alessio LA SONNAMBULA with Salt Marsh Opera, Ceprano RIGOLETTO with Westfield Symphony Orchestra, Friar Laurence (cover) ROMEO AND JULIET and Monterone (cover) RIGOLETTO with Opera Theater of St. Louis, Pistola FALSTAFF and Guglielmo COSI FAN TUTTE with Hunter College, Marco GIANNI SCHICCHI, Valere LE MÉDECIN MALGRÉ LUl, Erminio IL TRIONFO DELL'ONORE, Antonio LE NOZZE DI FIGARO and Sprecher DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE with Yale Opera, Michele IL TABARRO at Catholic University, Schlémil LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN, Lucas THE STUDENT PRINCE and Sculpteur LE JONGLEUR DE NOTRE DAME with Central City Opera where, as an apprentice artist, he was singled out by Opera News as "particularly promising, for cultivated sonorous vocalism and good stage presence." For his performance as Elviro in Boston Baroque’s production of SERSE, Opera News wrote "bass Michael Scarcelle possessed an appealing, charismatic stage presence and a spot-on sense of comic timing reminiscent of a young Cary Grant" and Boston Globe noted his "fluidly sung comic relief." His bass aria in Bach MAGNIFICAT (nationally televised from the National Cathedral) was praised by The Washington Post as "fresh" and "animated". 

Mr. Scarcelle, a Philadelphia native, has appeared in concert internationally including several recitals at the historic Academy of Music in his hometown. Among his theatre credits are roles in MY FAIR LADY, NAUGHTY MARIETTA, HELLO DOLLY, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, THE DESERT SONG and THE KING AND I. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Temple University, Master of Music degree from Yale University, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Hunter College. He additionally studied at The Catholic University of America and The American Musical and Dramatic Academy focusing on acting and dancing.