Morgan Smith

The graduate of Columbia College at Columbia University and Mannes College of Music in New York City, Morgan began his career as an Seattle Opera young artist (1999-2000) and in 2001 there made his professional debut in the role of Donald as Billy Budd. Smith is well-known as a Seattle fan and has performed roles in twelve other productions, including Don Giovanni, Silvio in I Pagliacci (title role), Riccardo I Puritani, Peter Niles Mourning Becomes Electra as well as Count Alamaviva In Le nozze di Figaro. Smith is a regular performer on stages for concerts. He has made the Dallas Symphony debut in Bach's St. Matthew Passion and as part of his orchestra, the San Antonio Symphony at the North American premiere for Detlef Glanert's orchestral rendition of Brahms popular cycle, Vier Praludien Und Ernste Gesange. Additional concert repertoire include Beethoven's Ninth Symphony; the Requiems composed by Brahms, Faure, Mozart and Durufle; Mass that is in C Minor from Mozart and the Mass in G Minor of Vaughan Williams; Bach's B Minor Mass, numerous Cantatas and Weihnachts Oratorium; Handel's Messiah as well as L'Allegro il Penseroso and il Moderato and Haydn's The Creation and Lord Nelson Mass.