| Morgan Moody |
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| Bass Baritone Morgan Moody has been
critically acclaimed for his beautiful, rich voice and captivating
stage presence. This season he returns to Zürich as Bartolo
in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Marullo in Rigoletto, Fouquier Tinville in
Andrea Chénier, Sciarrone in Tosca, the Justizrat in Intermezzo,
and Der Alte Mann in Edward Rushton’s World Premier Im Schatten des
Maulbeerbaums. Morgan will again appear at the Zürich Festival in
the Spring of 2008 as Zuniga in Carmen. The 2006/07 season marked
the beginning of his international career as he joined the Ensemble of
the Zürich Opera. In his first year he was seen as Ceprano
in Rigoletto, Pietro in Simon Boccanegra, the Erster Priester in Die
Zauberflöte, Alcindoro in La Bohème, Amantio di Nicolao in
Gianni Schicchi and the Seargent/Le Havre in Manon Lescaut. The
season culminated in the DVD production of his appearance at the
Zürich Festival as the Graf Lamoral in Götz Friedrich’s
production of Arabella, starring Renée Fleming. Morgan moved to Zürich in 2004 to begin his European career as a member of the Zürich Opera’s International Opera Studio. During this time he was seen in Opera Studio productions as the Secret Police Agent in Menotti’s The Consul and Podkolyosin in Martinu’s The Marriage. The Neue Zürcher Zeitung described Morgan’s performance in the Haifisch Serenade at the Zürich Festival as being “…especially impressive, connecting well groomed singing and thrilling interpretation.” As a Studio Artist he also appeared in the Zürich Opera’s productions of Il Trovatore, Ariane et Barbe-Bleue and Katerina Ismailowa, as well as Elektra and Peter Grimes, both of which were recorded for DVD. At the conclusion of his first season in Zürich he created the role of John Arbuthnot in the World Premier of Carl Djerassi’s Kalkül, composed by Werner Schulze and directed by Isabella Gregor. Morgan continues to appear as Papageno in the Zürich Opera’s Die Zauberflöte für Kinder. Morgan made his Broadway debut in the Fall of 2002 as Colline in Baz Luhrmann’s highly publicized production of Puccini’s La Bohème, highlighted by a performance at the 2003 Tony Awards live from Radio City Music Hall. He later rejoined the cast for a critically acclaimed run at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles, where he received an L.A. Theater Alliance Ovation Award. He is proud to be featured on the original Broadway cast recording produced by Dreamworks Records. Among Morgan’s other Broadway credits include the City Center Encores! production of Romberg’s The New Moon under the musical direction of Rob Fisher. In May 2002 Morgan made his Carnegie Hall debut singing Mozart’s Coronation Mass with Mid-America Productions. Shortly thereafter he made his first appearance with Metro Lyric Opera in La Traviata and later in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, conducted by Anton Coppola. In 2000 and 2001 Morgan was a Young Artist at Lake George Opera where he sang the Lakai in Ariadne auf Naxos and Bob Beckett in H.M.S. Pinafore. He also appeared in Recitals and Master Classes with Craig Ruttenberg, Lenore Rosenberg, Daniel Beckwith and Marc Verzatt. This was followed by a season with Sarasota Opera where he received the Anne O’Donnell Award for the Outstanding Apprentice Artist given by the Sarasota Opera Guild. Morgan received his Bachelor of Music at Boston University where he studied with Kammersänger Richard Cassilly. He went on to study Opera at the New England Conservatory of Music under the direction of John Moriarty and Marc Astafan. Morgan was awarded a Filene Award during his time at NEC, and was seen as Peachum in Dreigroschenoper, Collatinus in The Rape of Lucretia, Theseus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Herr Reich in Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor and Don Pedro in La Périchole. Morgan spent two summers at Central City Opera as a Studio Artist appearing in Tosca, Street Scene, Die Fledermaus, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and La Fanciulla del West, and two summers at the Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute (BASOTI) in San Francisco appearing in Monteverdi’s Il ballo dell’ingrate and Sirota’s The Clever Mistress. 06/05/08 |