Adam Smith (tenor)

Adam Smith is a British operatic tenor. He was a member of the ensemble at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in Antwerp from 2014 to 2017. Smith is known for his interpretation of roles such as Don José in Carmen at the Royal Opera House, Cavaradossi in Tosca at the Staatsoper Hamburg, and Roméo in Roméo et Juliette at Washington National Opera.

Born in Northern England, Smith began his musical studies as a child, studying violin, and playing in youth orchestras. He began his vocal studies at eighteen and studied singing at the Royal Northern College of Music and went on to gain a Master of Music with Distinction at the Guildhall School of Music, as well as completing their International Opera Course.^[1]

In 2014, he joined the Young Artist programme at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen in Antwerp where he appeared in several roles including performed the roles of Ein junger Diener in Elektra, Basilio & Don Curzio in Le Nozze di Figaro, Walther von der Vogelweide in Tannhäuser, Eustazio in Armida, Cassio in Otello, Steuerman in Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer and as the Indian singer in Rimsky-Korsakov's Sadko.^[2]

2020 saw Smith perform Rodolfo in La bohème with Opera Carolina, as well Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly with English National Opera.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]}

• 2015: Ferruccio Tagliavini International Singing Competition, "The Best Tenor", First Prize, Audience Prize, Critics’ Prize ^[6]
• 2015: Ada Sari International Singing Competition, Third Prize
• 2016: International Moniuszko Vocal Competition, Finalist