Morgan Smith

 

“There’s something to be said for casting...Heggie makes considerable demands of his leads...Starbuck...was sung by Morgan Smith, a baritone with a strong mid-weight voice and acting ability whom I will be looking out for in future.”

- The Washington Post

 

“[Heggie’s] splendid cast gave him a lot to work with...Baritone Morgan Smith brought mellifluous lyricism and anguish to Starbuck's tuneful arias.”

- The Wallstreet Journal

 

"Morgan Smith of the Seattle Opera gave an electrifying performance as Don Giovanni, radiating saturnine power, dark magnetism and cruel charm. His ample, cognac-smooth voice has just enough snarl to give it bite. This young singer already inhabits the role the way James Bond fills a tux."

– The Bellingham Herald

 

“Nuccia Focile’s duet with the Silvio of Morgan Smith was riveting. Smith has a delightfully easy-sounding baritone that on this occasion was charged with passion: Silvio’s ardor provided extraordinary relief amid the rest of the opera’s meanness and misery. He almost stole the show.”

- Opera News

 

“Baritone Morgan Smith trod the fine line between sympathy and silliness in the role of Papageno, and succeeded brilliantly... But Smith also possesses the untranslatable gift of body language...and an expressive voice of considerable beauty.”

- Santa Barbara News Press

 

“Baritone Morgan Smith was dashing and calculating, and his voice smooth, the anticipated "Non piu andrai" (you know this aria, even if you've never been to the opera) at the close of the first act a deft mix of the singer's strength and comic presence.”

- Le nozze di Figaro, Austin Chronicle

 

"Young hunk, baritone Morgan Smith sang with melting beauty as he begged Beck to remember their joy and profound love..."

– For a Look or a Touch, NAXOS

 

“Morgan Smith, a strapping Escamillo, has a strong vibrant baritone.”

- FW Weekly