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Kara Morgan is a singing actress seeking out and lending her artistry to projects that broaden minds and inspire others. Her dedication to studying the art, languages, and characters of opera has been showcased on stages across the United States. Career highlights include apprenticeships with Sarasota Opera and Santa Fe Opera; mainstage credits with Fargo-Moorhead Opera, Pacific Opera Project, and An Opera Theatre; and recognition from the Schubert Club, Opera Tampa D'Angelo Young Artist and Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competitions. This summer, Kara joins the world-renowned Merola Opera program in San Francisco. Read more

"Morgan was particularly inspiring. Director Eric Gibson created a very physical show and Morgan rolls with the necessary looseness of a young boy, but the mezzo-soprano sang like a seasoned vet."
"The major energy driving the action came from mezzo soprano Kara Morgan, who has a warm, attractive voice fully expressive of confidence and ease with the world, so we never had problems seeing her Hansel as the hero of the opera. Morgan's sense of timing was impeccable."
"Ottone...was sung by Kara Morgan, whose voice seemed ideal for the role. With strong low notes and clear tone, she voiced her misery and despair..."

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Va' là, vecchia pedante...Non so più cosa son cosa faccio| Le nozze di Figaro, Mozart
Yale Opera, October 2022

upcoming events

  • Songs of a Wayfarer
    Songs of a Wayfarer
    Fri, Apr 26
    New Haven
    Apr 26, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    New Haven, 500 College St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
    Apr 26, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    New Haven, 500 College St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
    Kara joins the Yale Philharmonia as a Winner of the 2023 Woolsey Concerto Competition performing Mahler's song cycle Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
  • Double Bill: Gianni Schicchi and 7 Deadly Sins
    Double Bill: Gianni Schicchi and 7 Deadly Sins
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, May 03
    New Haven
    May 03, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    New Haven, 470 College St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
    May 03, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
    New Haven, 470 College St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
    Kara sings Anna I in Kurt Weill's Die sieben Todsunden (7 Deadly Sins)
  • 2024 Summer Festival: The Song as Drama
    2024 Summer Festival: The Song as Drama
    Thu, Jun 27
    Taube Atrium Theater
    Jun 27, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Taube Atrium Theater, 401 Van Ness Ave 4th fl, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
    Jun 27, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
    Taube Atrium Theater, 401 Van Ness Ave 4th fl, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
    Kara performs with fellow Merola artists in an art song and chamber music recital curated by Carrie-Anne Matheson and Nicholas Phan
  • 2024 Summer Festival: Schwabacher Summer Concert
    2024 Summer Festival: Schwabacher Summer Concert
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Jul 11
    San Francisco Conservatory of Music
    Jul 11, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
    Jul 11, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT
    San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
    Kara sings the duet "À deux genoux" from Massenet's Cendrillon in a semi-staged performance with orchestra, directed by Omer Ben Saedia & Anna Theodosakis and conducted by Maestro Louis Lohraseb
  • Roméo et Juliette
    Roméo et Juliette
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Nov 02
    Ordway Theater
    Nov 02, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM CDT
    Ordway Theater, 345 Washington St, St Paul, MN 55102, USA
    Nov 02, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM CDT
    Ordway Theater, 345 Washington St, St Paul, MN 55102, USA
    Kara sings the role of Stéphano in Minnesota Opera's fall production of Gounod's Roméo et Juliette
  • Il barbiere di Siviglia
    Il barbiere di Siviglia
    Multiple Dates
    Sun, May 04
    Ordway Theater
    May 04, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM CDT
    Ordway Theater, 345 Washington St, St Paul, MN 55102, USA
    May 04, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM CDT
    Ordway Theater, 345 Washington St, St Paul, MN 55102, USA
    Kara sings Rosina in Minnesota Opera's spring production of Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia
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