hailed by Opera News as an, “excellent and exciting bass-baritone”…

Peter Morgan has quickly developed a reputation as a dynamic performer at a steadily growing number of opera houses both nationally and internationally. Known for his versatility–in addition to the classic operatic canon–Mr. Morgan has made a name for himself as an interpreter of new music with several regional and world premieres to his name,  including Jason and the Argonauts by Gregory Spears with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Songbird by James Lowe and Kelly Rourke with The Glimmerglass Festival, the recent landmark production of John Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles with L’Opéra Royal de Versailles (which is available to stream now on Medici TV), and the world premiere film of The Copper Queen by Clint Borzoni and John de los Santos with Arizona Opera, which was nominated for Best Digital Opera in the International Opera Awards. 

In the 22/23 season…

Mr. Morgan returned to Arizona Opera for 3 productions in a row singing Truffaldino in Ariadne auf Naxos, Der Sprecher in Die Zauberflöte, and reprising his scene stealing performance as Max Detweiler in Francesca Zambello’s production of The Sound of Music. Mr. Morgan aslo made his debut with Intermountain Opera Bozeman singing Monterone in Rigoletto. Opera San Jose singing Moralès and covering Escamillo in Carmen. Mr. Morgan also returned to Opera Carolina to sing the role of The Colonel in Zach Redler’s powerful opera, The Falling and the Rising. In the spring Mr. Morgan returned to The Lyric Opera of Kansas City to sing Angelotti and cover Scarpia in Tosca, and that summer he also returned to The Glimmerglass Festival to sing Zuniga in Carmen and Max Detweiler in The Sound of Music for Francesca Zambello’s final season as General Director.

Mr. Morgan has had the pleasure of performing with such companies as;

The Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Glimmerglass Festival, L’Opéra Royal de Versailles, Arizona Opera, Opera Carolina, Opera Tampa, Opera San Jose, Detroit Opera, Sarasota Opera, Opera San Jose, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, St. Petersburg Opera, Charlottesville Opera, Toledo Opera, Opera Grand Rapids, and The Ohio Light Opera.

Mr. Morgan is a recent graduate of the prestigious Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, where he was the Artist Diploma in Opera Studies Fellow, and was also awarded the coveted Brockman Scholarship for Opera.

Mr. Morgan is represented worldwide by Quintana Artist Management.

23/24 Season highlights…

Include a return to The Lyric Opera of Chicago in the fall to reprise his world premiere performance of Chiron in Jason and the Argonauts by Gregory Spears. Mr. Morgan will also return to The Lyric Opera of Kansas City to perform Max Detweiler in Francesca Zambello’s production of The Sound of Music, a role that is fast becoming a new signature of his. 2024 will bring a house debut for Mr. Morgan at Opera Tampa where he will sing the role of Il Commendatore in their production of Don Giovanni. In the spring of 2024 Mr. Morgan will return to The Lyric Opera of Kansas City to make his Wagnerian debut singing Alberich in their condensed Ring Cycle concert, The Journey to Valhalla. In the summer of 2024 Mr. Morgan will sing Sparafucile in Rigoletto with Druid City Opera, then he will return to the world of Wagner singing Alberich/Fasholt in West Edge Opera’s production of Der Ring in Einem Abend, a production of Wagner’s entire Ring Cycle cut to be performed in one evening.

recent season highlights…

The Colonel in The Falling and the Rising by Zach Redler with Opera Carolina, Angelotti in Tosca with The Lyric Oper of Kansas City, Max Detweiler in The Sound of Music with The Glimmerglass festival, King Balthazar in Amahl and the Night Visitors with The Lyric Opera of Kansas City, as well as originating the role of Sugar Dog in Arizona Opera’s filmed world premiere of The Copper Queen by Clint Borzoni and John de los Santos (which went on to become an official selection in the Arizona Film Festival).