AIDAN SMERUD
Apprentice Artist - Bass Baritone

Opera Saratoga Debut 2015 Festival

Don Bartolo (Le nozze di Figaro);
Giorgio, cover(Il Postino)

Hometown: La Crosse, WI
Schools and Training: Viterbo University (B.M.); University of Houston (M.M); Ohio Light Opera; Opera Saratoga; Opera IOWA with Des Moines Metro Opera.
Teachers: Daniel Johnson-WIlmot (Viterbo University); Joseph Evans (University of Houston).
Major Roles or Experience: Gianni Schicchi (Gianni Schicchi); Count Almaviva (The Marriage of Figaro); Sam (Trouble in Tahiti); Nonancourt (Il cappello di paglia di Firenze); Don Basilio (Il barbiere di Siviglia); Rucker Lattimore (Cold Sassy Tree); Dr. Miracle (Les Contes d'Hoffmann); Dr. Dulcamara (L'elisir d'amore); Alidoro (La Cenerentola).
Awards: Schubert Club Advanced Voice Auditions, 1st Place; The Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions Wisconsin District, Encouragment Awards
Upcoming: TBA

Aidan Smerud's participation in the Young Artist Program at Opera Saratoga has been sponsored through the generous support of Dr. Denise Polit and Alan Janosy.