Key'mon Murrah
About this Artist
Countertenor Key’mon Murrah has been heralded by Opera News for the “voluptuous tone throughout his enormous range and phrasing with the feel of fine silk” and continues to garner international acclaim for his “vocal acrobatics” and “mature artistry.” The 2023/24 season sees Murrah debut at the Metropolitan Opera in El Niño, at LA Opera in El último sueño de Frida y Diego, the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis in Giulio Cesare, and the New Jersey Symphony in Handel’s Messiah. These performances follow a summer of appearances in Europe, where Murrah appeared with the Bayerische Staatsoper in Dido and Aeneas, in concert at Oper Köln, and with Komische Oper Berlin in Jephtha, for which the Morgenpost praised his “wonderfully supple voice.”
In the 2022/23 season, Murrah’s performances included his debut at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Dido and Aeneas, Messiah with St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and the National Chorale, his debut with San Diego Opera in the world premiere of El último sueño de Frida y Diego, the title role in Xerxes for Detroit Opera, and the Théâtre du Capitole Toulouse in Bach’s Christmas Oratorio.
Murrah has previously appeared at Seattle Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Grand Rapids Symphony, University of Kentucky Opera Theatre, Bluegrass Opera, Red River Lyric Opera, and the American Baroque Opera Co.
Murrah was a young artist at the Glimmerglass Opera Festival, a member of the Studio Artist Program at the Florida Grand Opera, and a Fleming Artist at Aspen Music Festival & School. He was selected for a Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute Master Class with Joyce DiDonato in 2019.