West Bay Opera
Daniel Morris
Daniel Morris returns to West Bay Opera in the role of Silvano in
Un ballo in Maschera..
Mr. Morris' other appearances with the company have included the
roles of Angelotti in Tosca, Monterone in Rigoletto, the Count in
The Marriage of Figaro, Alfio in Cavalleria rusticana,
Kilian and Ottokar in Der Freischütz,
Alidoro in La Cenerentola,
Valentin in Faust, and Escamillo in Carmen.
Mr. Morris has also sung with Opera San José, Monterey Opera,
Fresno Lyric Opera, Pocket Opera, and with school outreach programs for
Opera San Josˇ, West Bay Opera, and Opera à la Carte.
His roles
include Marcello in La bohème, Betto in
Gianni Schicchi, Count Robinson in Cimarosa's The Secret Marriage,
the Vicar in Albert Herring, Melchior and Balthazar in
Amahl and the Night Visitors, the Marquis in La traviata,
and Damis in Kirke Mechem's Tartuffe. Among Mr. Morris'
musical theater credits are major roles in Camelot, The
Fantasticks, The Secret Garden, and Little Mary Sunshine.
Mr. Moris' concert work has included Carmina Burana with the
Sacramento Symphony, Beethoven's 9th with the Eureka Symphony, and the
Mozart Requiem and Haydn's Dettingen Te deum with Schola
Cantorum.
Mr. Morris has been a District Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Competition
and a Regional Finalist in the McAllister Competition. He holds a
Bachelor of Arts in Music from San Jose State University and a Master of
Arts in Pastoral Liturgy from Santa Clara University. He is currently on
the music faculty at De Anza College.
1 Feb 2003
