| Biography | Robert Dean Smith (born 2 May 1956 in Kansas, USA) is an American operatic tenor. Born in Kansas, Robert Dean Smith, studied at Pittsburg State University (Kansas) with Margaret Thuenemann, at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City with Daniel Ferro, and with Professor Janice Harper in Europe. Like many dramatic tenors, he began his career as a baritone and sang for several years in German opera houses. |