Robert Dean Smith American tenor 1956-

av Mogens H Andersson |lördag 10 april 2021 | Sångare

Robert Dean Smith American tenor

Robert Dean Smith American tenor 1956-

by | apr 10, 2021 | Sångare

Robert Dean Smith is born in Kansas, USA, he 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.

Robert Dean Smith American tenor 1956-

Robert Dean Smith made his debut at the Bayreuth Festival in 1997 as Walther von Stolzing in DIE MEISTERSINGER  VON  NÜRNBERG, returning as TRISTAN,  LOHENGRIN, and Siegmund in DIE  WALKÜRE.  Additional engagements include performances with Munich’s Bavarian State Opera (FIDELIO,  AIDA,  TRISTAN,  TANNHÄUSER,  LOHENGRIN,  WALKÜRE,  DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN,  TOSCA,  MANON  LESCAUT,  ARIADNE  AUF  NAXOS,  MEISTERSINGER,  DER  FLIEGENDE  HOLLÄNDER,  QUEEN  OF  SPADES), Vienna State Opera (TRISTAN,  LOHENGRIN,  DIE  FRAU  OHNE  SCHATTEN,  MANON  LESCAUT,  

TANNHÄUSER, FIDELIO,  WALKÜRE,  MEISTERSINGER,  DER  FLIEGENDE  HOLLÄNDER), La Scala Milan (LOHENGRIN,  FIDELIO,  TANNHÄUSER), Paris Opera Bastille (TRISTAN,  DIE  TOTE  STADT,  AIDA,  WALKÜRE), MET Opera New York (TRISTAN,  TOSCA,  MADAMA  BUTTERFLY,  ARIADNE  AUF  NAXOS), Deutsche Oper Berlin (ANDREA  CHÉNIER,  MEISTERSINGER,  LOHENGRIN,  TANNHÄUSER,  WALKÜRE,  PARSIFAL,  FIDELIO), Dresden State Opera (MEISTERSINGER,  CARMEN,  LOHENGRIN,  DAPHNE), Covent Garden London (LOHENGRIN,  MEISTERSINGER,  ARIADNE  AUF  NAXOS), Chicago Lyric Opera (DIE  FRAU  OHNE  SCHATTEN), Los Angeles Opera (DIE  FRAU  OHNE  SCHATTEN), San Francisco Opera (MEISTERSINGER), Teatro Real Madrid (DIE  FRAU  OHNE  SCHATTEN,  

TRISTAN,  PARSIFAL), Gran Teatre de Liceu Barcelona (MEISTERSINGER,  PARSIFAL,  ARIADNE  AUF  NAXOS), Theatre du Capitole Toulouse (ANDREA  CHÉNIER,  TRISTAN,  DIE  FRAU  OHNE  SCHATTEN), Zürich Opera House (MEISTERSINGER,  TANNHÄUSER) and New National Theatre Tokyo (WALKÜRE,  LA  FORZA  DEL  DESTINO).

In September 2014 he made his OTELLO debut in Oviedo, Spain.

 He has performed in concert with the Royal Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam (Mahler’s Symphony VIII,  DAS  LIED  VON  DER  ERDE,  Kodaly’s PSALMUS  HUNGARICUS,   Beethoven 9th,  Stravinsky’s OEDIPUS  REX), the Vienna Philharmonic (Beethoven 9th), the Philadelphia Orchestra (MISSA  SOLEMNIS  by Beethoven), Bayerische Rundfunkorchester (DAS  LIED  VON  DER  ERDE by Mahler), Bayerische Staatsorchester Munich (DAS  LIED  VON  DER  ERDE),  the London Symphony Orchestra (THE  DREAM  OF  GERONTIUS  by Elgar), the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Rome (Dvorak REQUIEM,  WALKÜRE Act 1), the Staatskapelle Berlin (Mahler’s 8th Symphony),

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France (GURRE-LIEDER by Schönberg), Orchestre de Paris (Beethoven 9th,  FIDELIO), Los Angeles Philharmonic (Beethoven 9th), Vienna Symphony (Beethoven 9th,  Beethoven MISSA  SOLEMNIS,  Dvorak STABAT  MATER), London Philharmonic Orchestra (TRISTAN Act 2 concert), Hamburg Symphoniker (Verdi REQUIEM), Symphonica Toscanini (Beethoven 9th), Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin (Beethoven’s CHRISTUS  AM  ÖLBERGE), the SWR Radio Orchestra (GURRE-LIEDER by Schönberg, Beethoven 9th), Monte-Carlo Orchestre Philharmonique (PARSIFAL), and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (LOHENGRIN).

Robert Dean Smith’s CD recording on Arte Nova of Wagner scenes has been awarded the Orphée d’Or by the Académie du Disque Lyrique.

Born in Kansas, USA, he 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.

Bayreuther Festspiele

1997-2012

Metropolitan Opera

 

Met Performance] CID:352434  
Tristan und Isolde {447}
Metropolitan Opera House; 03/22/2008
Debut: Robert Dean Smith
HD Simulcast
[Met Performance] CID:352438
Peter Grimes {71}
Metropolitan Opera House; 03/24/2008
Broadcast
[Met Performance] CID:353993 
Ariadne auf Naxos {89}
Metropolitan Opera House; 05/07/2011
Debuts: Paul Appleby, Noah Baetge
Broadcast
[Met Performance] CID:353994
Ariadne auf Naxos {90}
Metropolitan Opera House; 05/10/2011
Broadcast/Streamed
[Met Performance] CID:353997
Ariadne auf Naxos {91}
Metropolitan Opera House; 05/13/2011
[Met Performance] CID:354193 
Madama Butterfly {831}
Metropolitan Opera House; 12/05/2011
Debuts: Luthando Qave, Frankie Cordero
Broadcast/Streamed
[Met Performance] CID:354205
Madama Butterfly {832}
Metropolitan Opera House; 12/09/2011
[Met Performance] CID:354214
Madama Butterfly {833}
Metropolitan Opera House; 12/14/2011
[Met Performance] CID:354231 
Madama Butterfly {834}
Metropolitan Opera House; 12/17/2011
Broadcast
[Met Performance] CID:354245
Madama Butterfly {835}
Metropolitan Opera House; 12/22/2011
Broadcast
[Met Performance] CID:354259
Madama Butterfly {836}
Metropolitan Opera House; 12/27/2011
[Met Performance] CID:354267
Madama Butterfly {837}
Metropolitan Opera House; 12/30/2011
[Met Performance] CID:354305
Tosca {922}
Metropolitan Opera House; 01/18/2012
Broadcast
[Met Performance] CID:354309
Tosca {923}
Metropolitan Opera House; 01/21/2012
[Met Performance] CID:354313
Tosca {924}
Metropolitan Opera House; 01/24/2012

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