Morehead was the cover conductor for the Lyric Opera of Chicago for "Die Meistersinger", "Jenůfa", "Der fliegende Holländer", "", "Billy Budd" and others. He conducted performances of "Un ballo in maschera", "The Mikado" and "Die Fledermaus" and the premiere production of Anthony Davis's "Amistad" and student performances of "La traviata", "The Cunning Little Vixen", and "Carmen". He also conducted performances of Rossini's "Cinderella" for the Ryan Opera Center. He twice conducted the Center's Rising Stars concerts and the special presentation of "The Magic Victrola".