{"id":479,"date":"2019-03-09T21:41:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-09T21:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidmorell.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T12:45:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T12:45:18","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.davidmorell.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"479\" class=\"elementor elementor-479 elementor-55\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d4501eb elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7d4501eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e686e6a\" data-id=\"7e686e6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a516e elementor-absolute elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"53a516e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"#dm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eeef65c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eeef65c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-464e860\" data-id=\"464e860\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb18c6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"fb18c6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"dm\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4cca06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b4cca06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec43ead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec43ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">David Morell<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-743fc81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"743fc81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After graduating from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in 2000, David embarked upon his European career as a trifold artist: as an actor, a singer\/songwriter and a writer. Thereafter he has performed as a solo artist and singer on numerous stages across Europe and Australia.<\/p>\n<p>With the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra, he sang Kali Chronia Me Musicals in the Greek metropolis of the same name. He debuted his new solo cabaret style concert Relationships in Melbourne, Australia. Accompanied by 80 musicians he sang at the Gymnastics Meets Music event in the sold out, 15,000 seat Hallenstadion Arena, Switzerland\u2019s largest show venue. He has also performed at various events as a soloist at the KKL (Culture and Convention Center) in Lucerne, the most highly esteemed concert hall of his country. David also starred in the solo piece \u201cEine Vision Schafft Werte\u201d for Zeppelin\u2019s 100th anniversary in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>His German speaking roles include Che in Evita, Javert in Les Mis\u00e9rables, Perchik in Fiddler On The Roof, Bruce J. Ismay in Titanic and the title role of the Beast in the German tour of Beauty and the Beast. In English speaking productions he has played the following roles: Claude and Berger in Hair, Riff Raff in the Original West End Production of the Rocky Horror Show, Viktor in Laid Bacharach and Blacklock in The Hired Men. In his mother tongue, Swiss German, David has played Fritz Aeberli in the world premiere of the musical Daellenbach Kari at the Thunerseespiele in Thun, Switzerland as well as in Zurich and Berne.<\/p>\n<p>His work as a writer and director includes That\u2019s Life and Gefangen, two youth plays, The Ceremony, a short play in English, performed at Schiffbau 5 in Zurich, Switzerland and Fly With Me &#8211; Airways, a solo show premiered 2023 in Berne, Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, he performed as a returning soloist for the World Band Festival at the KKL Lucerne. In 2018, he sang at Gymotion at the Hallenstadion Arena in Zurich for a second time.<\/p>\n<p>After a sold-out concert the year before, David performed \u201cNew York Christmas\u201d once again at the KKL Lucerne on December 19, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>David is from Berne, Switzerland and now lives in the Lake Zurich area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d5bbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3d5bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">wingbeat GmbH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5808d25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5808d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a platform for his self-penned stories and creations for stage and screen, David founded wingbeat GmbH in 2018. 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