Erin Morley

One of today's most sought-after lyric coloratura sopranos, Erin Morley is a recipient of the Beverly Sills Award and a graduate of the Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. She appears regularly on the world's leading opera stages, including the Metropolitan Opera, where she has sung more than 100 performances and been featured in five "Live in HD" broadcasts, as well as the Vienna State Opera, La Scala, the Bavarian State Opera, the Paris Opera, and the Gran Teatre del Liceu.

In the 2025-26 season, Morley makes her role debuts as Marie in La fille du regiment and as Pamina in The Magic Flute, both at the Metropolitan Opera. She returns to the Vienna State Opera as Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos and to Zurich Opera as Zdenka in Arabella. On the concert platform, she and tenor Lawrence Brownlee embark on a recital tour celebrating their new duo album, "Golden Era." She also sings a gala with the Metropolitan Opera Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall and joins the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as soprano soloist in Poulenc's Gloria.

Morley's recent operatic highlights include her debut at the Royal Ballet and Opera as Gilda in Rigoletto and at Teatro La Fenice as Zerbinetta, along with Metropolitan Opera appearances as Olympia in The Tales of Hoffmann, Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier, and the title role in Matthew Aucoin's Eurydice. She has also sung at La Scala and Glyndebourne and gave a celebrated turn as Lakmé with Washington Concert Opera.

Her recordings include the Metropolitan Opera's Grammy-nominated "Eurydice"; the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Grammy-winning recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 8 with Gustavo Dudamel; and her solo recital album, "Rose in Bloom" (2024). Among her many honors are the Richard Tucker Career Grant, the Opera News Award, and the title of Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French government.

Morley spent her early years studying violin and piano, frequently collaborating with her mother, violinist Elizabeth Palmer. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, she earned her master's degree in voice and an artist diploma from the Juilliard School.