Morgan Smith

Morgan earned his degree from Columbia College, Columbia University as well as Columbia University and the Mannes College of Music. In New York City he was picked to be a Seattle Opera "young artist" (1999-2000). The singer first made his debut as a professional at Seattle Opera in 2001 in Billy Budd. Smith is a Seattle popular, has appeared in more than 12 shows, including Don Giovanni in the title part, Silvio and I Pagliacci in I Pagliacci as well Riccardo from I Puritani. He also played Peter Niles, in Mourning Then Alive. Smith is a regular performer in concert venues. He was the first to make the Dallas Symphony debut in Bach's St. Matthew Passion and additionally performed with San Antonio Symphony in 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 that is in C Minor from Mozart and Mass with G Minor and Mass in G Minor of Vaughan Williams; Bach's B Minor Mass and numerous cantatas as well as Weihnachts Oratorium; Handel's Messiah and L'Allegro in the form of Penseroso ed il Moderato; and Haydn's The Creation and Lord Nelson Mass.