Korin Thomas-Smith

Named one of CBC Music’s 30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30 of 2021, Canadian baritone Korin Thomas-Smith is a graduate of the University of Toronto Masters of Opera program, a former fellow of the Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Performance Residency program at the Royal Conservatory, and is currently completing his Masters of Musical Arts in Opera at Yale University.

Performances for 2021-2022 include Dulcamara in L‘elisir d’amore and Baritone soloist in Beethoven’s 9^th in Koerner Hall, with former roles including Conte Almaviva and Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, Edmund Bertram in Mansfield Park, and Schaunard in La Boheme. Korin has been a collaborator with Toronto companies Tapestry Opera, Against the Grain Theatre, Citadel + Compagnie and OperaQ. Korin will be a fellow at the Ravinia Steans Music Festival in the summer of 2022, and previous fellowships include the Music Academy of the West and Aspen Music Festival and School.