Morgan Smith

Graduate of Columbia College at Columbia University and Mannes College of Music in New York City, Morgan made his debut as a Seattle Opera young artist (1999-2000) then in 2001 made his professional debut in the role of Donald on stage in Billy Budd. Smith, an established Seattle popular, has appeared in more than 12 productions which include Don Giovanni in the title role, Silvio and I Pagliacci in I Pagliacci as well Riccardo from I Puritani. He also appeared as Peter Niles, in Mourning is an Electra. Smith has been a regular performer and a frequent guest on stage, made his Dallas Symphony debut in Bach's St. Matthew Passion. He also performed as the North American premier of Detlef Glanert's orchestral version of Brahmsfamous cycle Vier Praludien and Ernste Gesange together with his orchestra, the San Antonio Symphony. Other concert repertoire includes Beethoven's Ninth Symphony; the Requiems of Brahms, Faure, Mozart and Durufle; Mass in C Minor in C Minor of Mozart as well as the Mass in G Minor of Vaughan Williams; Bach's B Minor Mass and numerous cantatas as well as Weihnachts Oratorium; Handel's Messiah as well as L'Allegro and the il Penseroso and Il Moderato as well as Haydn's The Creation and Lord Nelson Mass.