Thomas Morris

Born in 1971 in Paris, Thomas Morris studied voice with Georgette Rispal of the Paris Opera, while studying Humanities at the University of Paris-Sorbonne. He received a First Prize at the Concours Supérieur de Chant des Conservatoires de Paris, and also won prizes at many international competitions, including those of Marseilles, Treviso, Marmande, Verviers, and the Grand Prix de la Musique Française at the Henri Sauguet/Yves Saint-Laurent International Competition.

Thomas Morris has sung in many of Europe’s most important theatres including those in Paris, Strasbourg, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Toulouse, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Toulon, Avignon, Rennes, Tours, Nantes, Lille, Rouen, Caen, Compiègne, Cosenza, Genova, Macerata, Martina-Franca, Napoli, Padova, Treviso, Torino, Venezia, Baden-Baden, Dresden, Köln, Bregenz, Wien, Gen?ve, Lausanne, Bratislava, et Vilnius. He is also an accomplished artist for recitals and oratorio. Last season, he made debuts at La Fenice in Venice, featured in the Gala-Concert Pier Luigi Pizzi, una vita nella Musica, and in La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein. He also sang Les Mamelles de Tirésias in Cologne and Toulon, La Gioconda in Nice, Il Cappello di Paglia di Firenze in Lausanne, and was soloist in all three of Pier Luigi Pizzi’s new productions at the Macerata Opera Festival, Die Zauberflöte, and both Puccini’s and Busoni’s Turandot.

Thomas Morris has recorded The Cunning Little Vixen by Janáček (Bregenz – CD ORF), La Grande Duchesse de Gerolstein by Offenbach (Martina Franca – CD Dynamic), Le Premier Cercle, a world premiere by Gilbert Amy (Opéra de Lyon – CD Harmonia mundi), Eugene Onegin (Baden-Baden/Théâtre des Champs-Elysées – DVD Arthaus), Les Contes d’Hoffmann (Macerata – DVD Dynamic), Die Zauberflöte (Cirque National Alexis Gruss – France 3), Carmen (Stade de France – France 2), Pier Luigi Pizzi, una vita nella Musica (Teatro La Fenice), Recital Milhaud/Rosenthal/Satie/Poulenc (Festival de Radio France et Montpellier – Mezzo).