Biography
Having the distinction of making debuts at three of the four theaters at New York's Lincoln Center, Matt Morgan has established himself as a tenor to watch. His New York debut came as Don Gomez in Weber's Die drei Pintos with Leon Botstein and the American Symphony Orchestra. The very same season, his New York City Opera debut occurred in the world premiere of Charles Wuorinen's Haroun and the Sea of Stories. Following these successes, Mr. Morgan debuted with the National Chorale at Avery Fisher Hall as the tenor soloist in Handel's Messiah. His Kennedy Center debut came in Das Klagende Lied with the Washington Chorus. Since his debuts he has been a frequent return guest as a principal tenor with New York City Opera and the National Chorale. Mr. Morgan recently created the leading role of Charles Drouet for the world premiere recording of Aldridge and Garfein’s Sister Carrie which was named one of the top five new works of 2018 by Opera News. He can also be seen on multiple PBS television. Specials including Matt Morgan in Concert, Opera Masters, and Opera Louisiane.
Recent and upcoming engagements include returning to Opera Theater of Connecticut for his role debut as Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, a return to First Coast Opera for Don Jose in Carmen, Sanibel Island Music Festival for an Andrew Lloyd Weber concert, Bach’s Magnificat with Music at Holy Trinity. Last season saw a return to Mississippi Opera as Tenor Soloist in New York New York, concerts in Hong Kong, New York, and Florida with the Athena Foundation, Tenor Soloist in Bachtoberfest with Key Chorale, and recitals at both the University of Florida and Louisiana State University. Recent seasons saw debuts with Mississippi Opera, Festival South, and Natchez Music Festival as the Tenor Soloist in Spectacular Spectacular, returning to the Sanibel Island Music Festival for an all Lerner and Leowe concert, Alfred in Die Fledermaus with First Coast Opera, Don Jose in Carmen at the Phillips Center for Performing Arts. Other recent engagements include Opera Theatre of Connecticut for an all Andrew Loyd Weber concert, the world premiere recording of Thomas Harrison’s Turning Corners, and a return to Sarasota Key Chorale for Bach’s Magnificat and Hadyn’s Lord Nelson Mass, and Mozart’s Coronation Mass.
Other recent engagements include appearances with Broadway Bangkok as lead voice instructor, a return to Crested Butte Music Festival as tenor soloist, the the tenor soloist in Hadyn’s Lord Nelson Mass , as well as concerts of opera and musical theatre favorites with the Crested Butte Performing Arts Center, Music Director for Apex Theatre’s Chicago and Vocal Director for the University of Florida’s production of Pippin. Recent seasons included the tenor soloist in Bernstein’s Broadway with First Coast Opera, an all Sondheim concert with the Sanibel Music Festival, his debut as the tenor soloist in Haydn’s Mass in Time of War and Beethoven’s Chorale Fantasy with the Fort Myers Mastersingers under the baton of Paul Nadler, the U.S. premiere of Ravalo’s La Resureccion de Cristo, appearing in a concert of musical theatre favorites in Bangkok Thailand, and returning to Apex Theatre as Music and Vocal Director for their productions of Newsies and Fun Home, the tenor soloist in Hayden’s Mass in Time of War with the Sarasota Key Chorale, Weill’s Berlin Requiem with the Jacksonville University Wind Symphony, and a return to Sanibel Music Festival for The Gems of Broadway’s Golden age.
In addition to Mr. Morgan's busy performing schedule he continues to expand his role as an educator and vocal director. He currently holds the title of Senior Lecturer of Musical Theatre Voice at the University of Florida, Music and Vocal Director for Apex Theatre Studio, Vocal director of Broadway Bangkok, CEO of Vocal Fingerprint LLC. His students can be seen in multiple current productions on Broadway, National Tours, and regionally. He has served as the vocal director for 20 musicals as well as lead clinician for musical theatre programs and intensives across the country.