Called the quintessential Siegfried of our time, he sang the role at the Metropolitan Opera in a new production that was broadcast live to cinemas worldwide and won a 2012 Grammy Award. Previous appearances here include Paul in Die Tote Stadt and Moby Dick. He sang Captain Ahab at The Dallas Opera, San Francisco Opera, San Diego Opera and in Australia. With a busy international career, Mr. Morris recently appeared in the title role of Tristan und Isolde at Polish National Opera; he returns to the Metropolitan Opera later this season as Aegisth in Elektra. Mr. Morris won great acclaim for the role of the villain Teague in Santa Fe Opera’s Cold Mountain last season, which also played at Opera Philadelphia.
