Grammy-nominated rising star Whitney Morrison has earned praise for her “big, gleaming soprano” (Chicago Classical Review) and “vocally sumptuous” performances (Chicago Tribune). Morrison received a 2023 Grammy nomination for Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s recording of X: The life and Times of Malcolm X, in which she sang the role of Louise/Betty, a role she also sang with Michigan Opera Theatre and Opera Omaha. This season she returns to the Lyric Opera of Chicago to sing the role of Emelda Griffith in Champion, and returns to the Metropolitan Opera to cover the role of Billie in Fire Shut up in My Bones and Louise/Betty in The Life and Times of Malcolm X.
Recent engagements include Mimi in La Boheme with Berkshire Opera Festival, Yasmine Miller in the world premiere production of Proximity with Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Lady Billows in Albert Herring with Chicago Opera Theatre. Morrison is an alum of the Ryan Opera Center.