Governor Harris, Tenor, was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Upon graduating from the Milwaukee High School of the Arts, Governor attended University of Wisconsin-Madison. During his time in the school of music, he was studying as a baritone with the world-renowned soprano, Julia Faulkner.
His collegiate performance credits include appearances in Don Giovanni, Pelleas et Melisande, Don Pasquale and The Merry Widow, as well as scenes from Cosi fan tutte (Don Alfanso), Les contes ;Hoffman (Crespel) and Le nozze di Figaro (Figaro) with the University of Wisconsin Opera Theatre. He has performed many roles across the nation, including Ned in Treemonisha and scenes from West Side Story with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Marco in Gianni Schicchi and Melchior in Amahl and the Night Visitors with Stoughton Opera. Sgt. Merrill in Yeomen of the Guard and Pish Tush in The Mikado with Madison Savoyards, Danilo Danilovitch in The Merry Widow with Capitol City Opera in Atlanta Georgia, and Don Curzio in Le nozze di Figaro with Georgia State University Opera Theatre.
While living in Cleveland, Ohio he performed many times with The Cleveland Opera Theatre and debuted as a tenor in Monostatos in The Magic Flute, Robbins in Porgy and Bess and Nate in William Grant Still’s Highway 1, USA. For the last three seasons, he has been a part of the ensemble at The Metropolitan Opera. Most recently at the Met, he was featured in the historic premier of X:Life and Times of Malcolm X.
