Morgan Smith

Graduate of Columbia College at Columbia University as well as Mannes College of Music in New York City, Morgan became an Seattle Opera young artist (1999-2000) in 2001. He made his professional debut in the role of Donald on stage in Billy Budd. An absolute favorite for audiences in Seattle the actor. Smith has performed roles in a dozen other operas since his debut, including the role of Count Alamaviva from Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni (title role), Silvio in I Pagliacci, Riccardo in I Puritani and Peter Niles in Mourning Becomes the Electra. Smith regularly performs in concert venues. Smith has made the Dallas Symphony debut in Bach's St. Matthew Passion and also performed with the San Antonio Symphony at the North American premiere for Detlef Glanert's orchestral adaptation of Brahms' beloved cycle, Vier Praludien Und Ernste Gesange. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is also on the list, as are the Requiems composed by Brahms Faure Mozart Durufle, and Masses C Minor Mozart Vaughan Williams and Bach's B Minor Mass. Handel's Messiah, L'Allegro Penseroso Moderato, Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass, Bach's B Minor Mass, many cantatas, and Bach's Weihnachts Oratorium.