The 2003-2004 season had Mr. Szkafarowsky returning to the Metropolitan Opera in La Rossigno, Wether, and Salome, perviously seen on their stage in productions of Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress and his debut in Prokofiev's War and Peace. In the fall of 2004, Stefan made his Atlanta Opera debut in the role of the Commendatore in Mozart's Don Giovanni.

His Italian debut in Tchaikovsky's Oprichnik at the Cagliari Opera House was a highlight of Mr. Szkafarowsky's 2002-2003 season. In addition, he debuted with Minnesotra Opera as the Grand Inquisitor in Don Carlo. No stranger to the American opera stage, Stefan has appeared with Washington Opera as Ferrando in Verdi's Il Trovatore as well as Crespel in The Tales of Hoffman. He appeared to much acclaim, as Zaccaria in Nabucco with Florentine Opera, perviously seen in that role in Santiago, Chile, and Ramfis in Aida with New Jersey Opera. Stefan has performed with many other renowned opera companies such as the Lyric Opera of Chicago, New York City Opera, Grand Rapids Opera, New Orleans Opera, Arizona Opera, Sand Diego Opera, Dallas Opera, and Pittsuburgh Opera.

Mr. Szkafarowsky is a frequesnt guest in Canda having performed with the opera companies of Hamilton, Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Winnipeg, and Vancouver in such roles as Ramfis, Banquo, Sparafucile, Wurm, Prince Gremin, and Daland in The Flying Dutchman.

As a concert artist, Stefan has been a featured soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony, National Symphony in Washington D.C., Minnesotra Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Hartford Symphony, Milwaukee Symphony and the Vancouber and Montraeal Symphones. He has worked under the batons of Placido Domingo, Michael Lankaster, Mstislav Rostrapovich, leonard Slatkin and Michael Tilson Thomas.

A native of New York, Mr. Szkafarowsky attended the American Opera Center at Julliard and the Westchester Conservatory of Music. He is a recipient of grants from the Sullivan Foundation and the Tito Gobbi Award from the Rosa Ponselle Foundation. He is also a regional winnder of the Metropolitaon Opera Auditions.