Cornelius Smith, an American tenor, has established himself through his exceptional timbre, dramatic talent, and refined musicianship. He holds a degree in Musicology from the University of Tennessee and graduated from the American Conservatory of Music. He made his debut in 1998 at the Salzburg Festival in Kurt Weill’s Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny. He has performed at world-renowned opera houses including the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Royal Danish Opera, and Norwegian National Opera. At the National Theatre Mannheim, he sang leading roles such as Calaf, Don José, Otello, Cavaradossi, and Dick Johnson, also debuting in productions of Don Carlo, Der Freischütz, and La Wally.