The recital proceeds will be used for prizes for the winners of the Houston Metropolitan Auditions on January 7, 2017. Smith will make his company debut with Opera Memphis as Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro, Dallas Opera as Bonzo in Madame Butterfly, and Opera Carolina as Giorgio Germont in La Traviata. His resounding bass and all-star acting grounded the cast throughout.” – a very good, playful and righteous Marcello. The Washington Post reviewed his recent appearance in La Boheme at Wolf Trap: “Reginald Smith, Jr. Smith has been praised by the New York Times as “a passionate performer” and the Opera News for his “powerful and attractive voice.” Smith, last year’s Grand Finals winner of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions and a recent graduate of Houston Grand Opera Studio, will perform a variety of art songs, arias, and selections from musical theater.
The Houston District of the Metropolitan Opera National Council announces a benefit recital featuring Reginald Smith, Jr., baritone, and Bethany Self, pianist, to be held at the First Congregational Church, 10840 Beinhorn Rd, on October 16 at 2:30 p.m.
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