Morgan Smith

Morgan graduated from Columbia College, Columbia University as well as Columbia University and the Mannes College of Music. In New York City he was chosen to be the Seattle Opera "young artist" (1999-2000). He began his professional career at Seattle Opera in 2001 in Billy Budd. An absolute favorite in Seattle, Mr. Smith has performed roles in 12 different productions since the debut. These include Count Alamaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni (title role), Silvio in I Pagliacci, Riccardo in I Puritani, and Peter Niles in Mourning Becomes an Electra. Smith is an a frequent performer in concert venues. Smith was the first to make his Dallas Symphony debut in Bach's St. Matthew Passion and was also part of The San Antonio Symphony at the North American premiere for Detlef Glanert's orchestral interpretation of Brahms popular cycle, Vier Praludien Und Ernste Gesange. In addition, the repertoire of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony; the Requiems composed by Brahms, Faure, Mozart and Durufle; Mass with the Mass in C Minor composed by Mozart as well as the Mass that is in G Minor composed by Vaughan Williams; Bach's B Minor Mass, numerous Cantatas, and Weihnachts Oratorium; Handel's Messiah and L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato; and Haydn's The Creation and Lord Nelson Mass.