Edward Smith is a bass-baritone from the Waikato and is an associate artist of The Aotearoa New Zealand Opera Studio. He is currently studying towards his Masters in Opera at Curtis Institute of Music. In January of 2023 and 2024, Edward attended the New Zealand Opera School where he honed his skills surrounded by peers. Since then, he has performed with the NZ Opera Chorus in Le comte Ory and La bohème, as the Bass Soloist in Mozart’s Requiem and as the Bass Soloist in Haydn’s The Creation each of which with local choirs. Of his performance in The Creation, one reviewer wrote “bass soloist Edward Smith sang his recitatives and arias full of conviction. His beautiful and rich voice points to a very exciting career and a promising future ahead.”