Robert Dean Smith is an American operatic tenor born on May 2, 1956, in Kansas.
He studied at Pittsburg State University and the Juilliard School of Music under
Daniel Ferro. Smith established a career in German opera houses, initially
performing as a baritone before transitioning to dramatic tenor roles. Between
2007 and 2008, he performed in productions of Lohengrin and Die Meistersinger
von Nürnberg in Dresden. He established a career on international stages,
performing the lead role in Tristan und Isolde at the Madrid Teatro Real and the
Bayreuth Festival. Smith made his debu...