Robert Dean SmithHe was born in Kansas, USA, and studied at Pittsburg (Kansas) State University with Margaret Thuenemann, at the Juilliard School in New York City with Daniel Ferro, and with Professor Janice Harper in Europe. Like many dramatic tenors, he began his career as a baritone and sang for several years in German opera houses. His excellent training and stage versatility allow him to sing a wide variety of repertoire in many different languages and styles.
Highlights of Robert Dean Smith''s 2007/08 season include Lohengrin and Die Meistersinger in Dresden, Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Lyric Opera of Chicago with Deborah Voigt and Christine Brewer, Tristan und Isolde at the Madrid Teatro Real and the Bayreuth Festival Tannhäuser at the Berlin Staatsoper, Der fliegende Holländer at the Bavarian State Opera (Bayerische Staatsoper) in Munich and the Vienna State Opera Ariadne auf Naxos at the Royal Opera, London at Covent Garden and Fidelio in Tokyo.
On March 22, 2008, Smith made his Metropolitan Opera debut as the lead role in Tristan und Isolde — which was broadcast in the Met''s „Live in HD" series in select theatres nationwide, and also aired live on many NPR and other radio stations nationwide and around the world as part of the live Metropolitan Opera International Radio Network season.
