After his debut at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence last summer, Adam Smith returns to the Festival this summer to make his  role debut as Julien in Gustave Charpentier’s rarely performed opera Louise.

After a successful house debut at the Royal Opera House, Mr. Smith returns to the role of Pinkerton in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly as he makes his Festival d’Aix-en-Provence debut. His recent performance at San Diego Opera was praised by San Diego Story, which claimed: “Smith created a compelling, seamless dramatic arc from the bravado of his first meeting with his Japanese geisha, to authentic ardor as they consummate their marriage, to intense remorse when he returns to Nagasaki three years later to face the tragedy he has brought on Cio-Cio-San.”

This month, Mr. Smith makes his unexpected debut at the Royal Opera House, jumping in as Don José in Bizet’s Carmen. Operawire praised his performance of the role with Tulsa Opera, claiming: “Smith is a true tenor in a golden-age tradition with a powerful clarion sound blessed with a warm center and steely edge… he was undoubtedly an audience favorite.”

It has just been announced that Mr. Smith has joined GM Art and Music for worldwide management. The agency’s director, Gianluca Macheda, will be managing Mr. Smith for both opera and concerts.

Mr. Smith has been named one of OperaWire’s “Top Ten Rising Stars” of 2023.