about
adam smith
With “an extraordinarily exciting voice” (Bachtrack) and a “solar timbre with perfectly held piercing high notes” (Resmusica) and “...valiant and homogeneous, bold in the risks he takes” (Forumopera), Adam Smith is known for his voice that “overflows with dramatic conviction and heroic impact” (Opera Now Magazine). The British tenor has recently performed Don José in Carmen at the Royal Ballet and Opera, Cavaradossi in Tosca at the Opéra national de Paris, and Rodolfo in La bohème at the Metropolitan Opera.
Mr. Smith begins his 2026/27 season with his house debut at the Semperoper Dresden, performing Don José in Carmen, before performing Rodolfo in Franco Zeffirelli’s legendary production of Puccini’s La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera, where he made his debut as Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly last season. In December, he makes his highly anticipated Asian debut and his house and role debut at Korean National Opera, performing the title role in Verdi’s Don Carlos. He then makes house debuts at Houston Grand Opera, where he reprises the role of Radamès in Verdi’s Aida in a production by Kaneza Schaal, and at Teatro Massimo di Palermo and Theater Bonn, where he performs one of his signature roles, Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca. In the summer of 2027, he returns to the Puccini Festival for Rodolfo in La Bohème.
“Smith meanwhile makes a tremendous Cavaradossi, his arias gloriously phrased, his way with words often immaculate, and his high notes thrillingly sustained…”
- The Guardian
"Adam Smith is the real revelation of this evening: with his sunny and brilliant tone..."
- Bachtrack
