Aidan Smith

Originally from Gloucestershire, Aidan began to sing aged 15, and when he was 18, moved to London to continue his studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under Robert Dean. He was then awarded the Stokes Scholarship from the Royal Academy of Music to complete his studies there with Mark Wildman. Aidan now studies privately with Robert Dean and David Drummond.
Aidan now enjoys a varied singing career with recent highlights including The Royal Opera’s productions of The Beggar’s Opera playing Ben Budge and the Dido and Anæas/Acis and Galatea double bill. Kevin in The Office the Opera by Anne Chemlewski for The BBC; La Corporal in La Fille Du Regiment for Opera Holland Park; Benoit in La Boheme for Longborough Festival Opera’s young artist scheme and understudying The Marquis of Forlimpopoli in Mirandolina by Martinu for Garsington Opera.
Recent operatic roles include: Escamillio in Carmen for Swindon Opera; Sir Joseph Porter in HMS Pinafore for Charles Court Opera; Osmin in Die Entfürung aus dem serail for Opera Loki; Black Bob The Little Sweep by Benjamin Britten for Longborough Festival Opera and the title role in The Marriage of Figaro for Hampstead Garden Opera
Aidan’s most recent recordings include: Tosca for ORF (used on the James Bond film Quantum of Solace) and The Beggar’s Opera for Chandos.
Aidan’s extensive concert platform experience includes performing Haydn’s Creation at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford. Winterreise in the Chichester International Music Festival, The Messiah in Hamburg, Germany and Britten’s Spring Symphony in Austria. Aidan loves travelling and has been lucky enough to sing as a soloist on a Swan Hellinic cruise to the Caribbean and on a recital tour to Zimbabwe. Aidan has also toured France and Spain singing with the European Baroque Academy, conducted by William Christie.
Aidan also enjoys teaching and has a number of private singing students as well as directing a parent-pupil choir in Herne Hill for the London Music Masters.