Matt Morgan’s “pure, smooth tenor instrument” and “magnificent voice” have been hailed by critics and audiences all over North America, and abroad. He has the distinction of having made his debut at three of the four theaters at New York’s prestigious Lincoln Center and returned in the 2006-2007 season to Avery Fischer Hall as the Tenor Soloist in Orff’s Carmina Burana and to New York City Opera as Frederick in their new production of Pirates of Penzance. In February of 2009, he will sing Camille in The Merry Widow with Dayton Opera.
Mr. Morgan has just finished the filming of his much anticipated solo DVD. This program, with its blend of traditional Italian opera and song along with exciting new arrangements and original music by composer/arranger Vito DiSalvo will be seen on television throughout the United States and Canada. He has also just released his debut CD and will be embarking on an exciting summer tour to promote these projects.
Mr. Morgan joined the roster of the New York City Opera for their 2004-2005 season taking part in Haroun and the Sea of Stories and Platée, and returned for the 2005-2006 season for assignments in Capriccio, Il viaggio a Reims, The Mines of Sulphur and The Little Prince. Mr. Morgan most recently performed the roles of Laurie in Little Women with Dayton Opera, Paris in La belle Hélène with North Star Opera, Ernesto in Don Pasquale with Fort Worth Opera, Nanki-Poo in The Mikado with Pittsburgh Public Theater, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni with Opera Atelier, Don Gomez in Die drei Pintos with the Bard Music Festival, and Tamino in Die Zauberflöte with Pittsburgh Opera Theatre. Other recent performances include the title role in Albert Herring with Gotham Chamber Opera, Romeo in Gounod’s Romeo and Juliette with Skylight Opera, Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore with Nevada Opera and Pensacola Opera, Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Portland Opera.
In addition to his engagements at New York City Opera, in the 2005-2006 season, Mr. Morgan also appeared as Beppe in Pagliacci with Toledo Opera, and a Mozart Gala for Dayton Opera.
He was a featured artist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in A Streetcar Named Desire under the baton of Sir André Previn; and with Pittsburgh Opera in Anna Bolena featuring June Anderson. Since making his debut with Pittsburgh Opera, he has sung 13 roles with the company. He also has been the lead tenor in seven productions with National Opera Company, including Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte and Don Ramiro in La cenerentola. No stranger to 20th-century music, he recently created the role of Orville Wright in Pulitzer Prize-nominated composer Mark Scearce's opera Kitty Hawk, and appeared in the world premiere of Robert Ward's Hymn to the Nations.
