
He also was also seen at the company as The Grand Inquisitor in Don Carlo and the Commendatore in Don Giovanni. Metropolitan Opera audiences once again saw his critically acclaimed performance as Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg with James Levine conducting in the 2014-2015 season. He was also seen as Timur in Turandot and as Lodovico in the new production of Otello. He returned to the MET in the 2015-2016 season for one of his signature roles: Scarpia in Tosca. Morris was highly praised for his performance of the Doctor in Samuel Barber’s Vanessa at Santa Fe Opera. He will also be heard at the Metropolitan Opera as Ramfis in Aida and Don Fernando in Fidelio. Schön in a return to the English National Opera. In the 2016-2017 season, James Morris will sing the new production of Lulu as Dr. He is also considered the world’s leading interpreter of the title role in Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer and has appeared as Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in the major houses of the United States and Europe. Morris has appeared in this role at the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera and many others.

Considered one of the greatest interpreters of the role of Wotan in Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, Mr. Morris has performed in virtually every international opera house and has appeared with the major orchestras of Europe and the United States.

With a repertoire including works by Wagner, Verdi, Puccini, Offenbach, Stravinsky, Mussorgsky, Mozart, Gounod and Britten, Mr. Legendary bass-baritone James Morris is world famous for his performances in opera, concert, recital, and recording.
