| Erin Elizabeth Smith |
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| Erin Elizabeth
Smith is garnering worldwide acclaim in her young mezzo-soprano career.
Of a recent performance at the Tanglewood Music Center, Opera News said
she “brought to bear an impassioned delivery, a powerful tragic face
and a powerful rich voice, impressive for accuracy of pinpoint pitch
and attack.” She will be covering Charlotte in Washington National
Opera’s upcoming Werther. At the Washington National Opera, she has performed multiple roles over the past few seasons including Emilia in Otello opposite Placido Domingo, Ninetta in I Vespri Siciliani under the baton of Maestro Domingo, Second Lady in Die Zauberflöte, Wanda in Sophie’s Choice, Mariana in Luisa Fernanda, Lydia in Scott Wheeler’s Democracy, Hänsel in Hänsel and Gretel, Giannetta in L’Elisir d’Amore, and Sesto cover in La Clemenza di Tito, all while a member of the prestigious Domingo Cafritz young artist program. Additional engagements over the past three seasons include Giulietta in Tales of Hoffmann and Flora in La Traviata with Lyrique en Mer in France; Maddalena in Rigoletto at the Teatro Pergolesi in Italy; Harper and Ethel Rosenberg in Angels in America with Fort Worth Opera; Edith in The Pirates of Penzance, Albina in Rossini’s La Donna del Lago, Annina in La Traviata, Meg Page cover in Falstaff and Kate Pinkerton inMadama Butterfly all with New York City Opera; her role debut as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni with the Arizona Opera; her role debut as Cecelia March in Syracuse Opera’s Little Women, and her Avery Fisher Hall debut performing in Mozart’s Requiem and Haydn’s Paukenmesse. She also made her Carnegie Hall debut as mezzo soloist in Beethoven’s Mass in C Major. Next, Ms. Smith will be performing on tour with Theatre of the Stars in the production of Sound of Music scheduled for performances in Atlanta, Tampa and Wolf Trapp. Additional recent engagements include performing with Lyrique en Mer in France as Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro and Orfee in Orfee et Eurydice; Central City Opera as Pepa in Goyescasand Zulma in L’Italiana in Algeri; and Opera Theatre of St. Louis, where she performed in the premiere production Loss of Eden. At the Tanglewood Music Center, she performed L’Enfant in L’Enfant et les Sortileges, and the leading role of Dinah in the 50th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti to critical acclaim, which was broadcast live on National Public Radio. While at the Juilliard Opera Center, she was seen as The Cook in Le Rossignol, Dorabella in Cosi Fan Tutte, Filotete in Handel’s Oreste, and Mrs. Grose in The Turn of the Screw. Other roles in New York City have included Fidalma in Il Matrimonio Segreto, Ragonde in Le Comte Ory and Grace in the New York premiere of Robert Ward’s Roman Fever, which was recorded and released by Albany Records. 1/7/11 |