Jermaine Smith, tenor, is closely associated with the role of Sporting Life, which he recently made his debut at The Atlanta Opera, The Metropolitan Opera, Sydney Opera House, Teatro San Carlo, Seattle Opera, and Tanglewood Music Festival with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Hollywood Bowl's premiere performance of Porgy & Bess in concert, Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of Porgy and Bess as well as in Cape Town Opera's guest engagement at the newly opened opera house in Oslo, Norway a couple of seasons ago. He has also performed the role in Japan, Germany, Sweden, Austria, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Sicily, the Grand Canary Islands, and in America at Union Ave Opera, Opera Pacific, and in Francesca Zambello's production at both Washington National Opera and LA Opera. Most recently, he has brought his portrayal to Paris's Opéra-Comique, Le théâtre de Caen, the Granada Festival, Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, and Santa Fe Symphony. His other operatic repertoire includes the title role/ Joshua's Boots (world premiere at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, revival at Kansas City Lyric Opera), Henry Davis in Street Scene and Zodzetrick in Treemonisha (both with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis). He has made numerous appearances with the St. Louis Symphony. Smith is an alumnus of the New England Conservatory of Music and University of Missouri-St. Louis.
