Jon Morrell

Jon Morrell was born in New York City, and grew up in southern Spain. He has established a flourishing career in opera, concert and recital, both in Europe and the United States. Morrell began studying voice at an early age, and made his first stage appearance as Beppino in Leoncavallo's  I Pagliacci. It was not until later that his voice developed into a heldentenor, first under the guidance of the American Wagnerian Soprano Roberta Knie, and later with the teacher Bill Schuman. Morrell made his professional debut as Siegmund in Die Walkure with the Ithaca Opera. The diagnosis of his son with autism led to a hiatus from performing in opera, and Morrell became a stay at home dad to help raise his family. His return to opera was in 2009 as Otello/Gedick in the world premiere of Carlo Pedin