Juliet Morris is a lyric coloratura soprano and crossover artist, who is quickly gaining attention for her storytelling and versatile vocals. In April 2024, Juliet will be a finalist competing in New Hampshire Opera Idol competition, hosted by WKXL Talk Radio.
During the 2022/2023 season, she made her debut with The Opera Next Door, as Laetitia in The Old Maid and the Thief, as well as her company debut with City Lyric Opera, in their production of Uncovered, by Lori Laitman, as a featured ensemble member, and covered Annina in La Traviata. Juliet also was a featured artist in the workshop of El Oratorio Panhispanico, composed by Alejandro Zuleta, with Music at Co-Cath, in New York City. In February 2023, Juliet was named the Second Place Winner in the John Alexander National Vocal Competition, held by Opera Mississippi, in Musical Theater. She then spent the summer season performing with The Opera Next Door, in their Stoop Concert Series, which brings free concerts to different neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
After a difficult pause on performing due to COVID-19, Juliet’s 2021/2022 season included her return to the stage, to sing the role of Woman 1, in the stage and national premiere of the opera The Trojan Women, at the Lenfest Center for the Arts. Juliet also performed with the Penn Square Music Festival, in their concert titled Sopranos and Shots, an evening of soprano repertoire, versing in both opera and musical theater.
During the 2019/2020 season, Juliet made several debuts. This included her debut with The Children’s Philharmonic in Verona, NJ, singing the role of The Queen of the Night, in a special holiday performance of Mozart’s The Magic Flute. as well as her Carnegie Hall debut, where she performed alongside artists from the International Masters Academy of Opera, in a concert titled An Evening of Opera. The concert was narrated by Vivien Schweitzer, the author of A Mad Love: An Introduction to Opera, who is also an acclaimed music critic for the New York Times and BBC Online. She also debuted with Vocal Productions NYC, singing the role of 2nd Woman in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas,, as well as with Amore Opera, singing the role of Goat-Herder in Meyerbeer’s Dinorah.
During the 2018/2019 season, she was a young artist with Martina Arroyo’s Prelude to Performance program, covering the role of Nanetta in Verdi’s Falstaff, as well as a young artist with the International Vocal Arts Institute (IVAI), where critics took notice. "Juliet Morris created an imperious Queen of the Night from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, one that wielded authority…It was all done with posture, gesture, and vocalism. Ms. Morris really knew what she was singing about, making every word count.” (Voce di Meche).
In May 2017, Juliet finished her Masters in Opera Performance from the University of Texas at Austin, where she sung the roles of Suor Dolcina (Suor Angelica), Madame Herz (Der Shauspieldirektor), and The Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte) with Butler Opera Center. She also performed in the choruses of Hansel und Gretel and The Dialogue of the Carmelites.
In May 2015, Juliet graduated with her Bachelors in Vocal Performance from New York University, where she performed in various roles in Cendrillon, The Student Prince, and Night Caps.
In 2013 and 2014, Juliet participated as a Young Artist at Franco American Vocal Academy. Highlights included singing the role of Diane in Orphée Aux Enfers, as well as making her European debut singing Ninetta in La Périchole. She also sang the role of La jeune fille in the opera Leçons de français, while working alongside composer and librettist, Isabelle Albouker.
In concert work, Juliet has performed excerpts from Die Zauberflöte for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and Blanton Museum Music Series, in Austin, Texas. She also performed in an original concert series titled Romance: A Celebration in Opera Scenes and Arias in New York. During this concert, she sang excerpts from Die Fledermaus, alongside other romantic and poetic pieces of music. She also is a purveyor of religious works, successfully cantoring services across multiple Jewish institutions, including Congregations Agudas Achim (Austin, TX) and Congregation Beth Israel (Honesdale, PA).
In addition, Juliet has placed as a finalist in the John Alexander National Vocal Competition, held by Opera Mississippi, in both the Opera and Musical Theater Categories. a semi-finalist in the Camille Coloratura Competition, MIOpera Competition, and the International Premio Chigiana Competition, an alternate finalist in the FAVA Grand Concourse competition, received a talent scholarship from The University of Texas at Austin, and won the Excellence in Vocal Performance Award from NYU Steinhardt.
She currently resides in Brooklyn, near a reliable subway line and a great bagel shop. Additionally, she is the owner/head designer of Spiral Soprano, a small batch tie dye company that creates one of a kind garments during intermission.