James Morris (singer)
James Peppler Morris (born January 10, 1947 in Baltimore , Maryland , USA) is an American opera singer ( bass baritone ).
Life
Morris was born on January 10, 1947, to James D. Morris, Vice President and Sales Director of Koontz Dairy, Baltimore, and his wife, Geraldine, in Baltimore. He attended the University of Maryland , the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, studied singing with Rosa Ponselle and was already at the age of 23 years as the youngest singer ensemble member of the Metropolitan Opera . Since then he has appeared at all major opera houses such as the San Francisco Opera , the Lyric Opera of Chicago , the Vienna State Opera and theParis Opera . Engagements as a soloist have taken him to the Bavarian State Opera , Covent Garden and Berlin .
Morris has been married to mezzo-soprano Susan Louise Quittmeyer since January 3, 1987 , and lives with her in New Jersey . They have two children (twins).
repertoire
- King Philip in Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi
- John Claggart in Billy Budd by Benjamin Britten
- Méphistophélès in Faust by Charles Gounod
- Baron Scarpia in Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
- Iago in Otello by Giuseppe Verdi
- The Dutchman in The Flying Dutchman by Richard Wagner
- Wotan / Wanderer in Der Ring des Nibelungen by Richard Wagner
- Hans Sachs in The Mastersingers of Nuremberg by Richard Wagner
Awards
- 1990 Grammy Award for the best opera recording: Richard Wagner's Die Walküre with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra .
- 1991 Grammy Award for the best opera recording: Richard Wagner's Das Rheingold with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
Web links
- Audio sample “Wotan's Farewell” from “Die Walküre” on fanfaire.com , accessed on January 11, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Report on the wedding in the New York Times , accessed January 11, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morris, James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morris, James Peppler (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American opera singer (bass baritone) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , Maryland , USA |