Devony Smith

Devony Smith

(she/her)

Recognized for her "sensual" and "strong" voice (New York Times), mezzo-soprano Devony Smith demonstrates versatility across operatic and concert repertoire. Her recent and upcoming role debuts include Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro, the title role in La Cenerentola with Opera Modesto, the Rooster in The Cunning Little Vixen with Opera Theater Freiburg, Sesto in La clemenza di Tito with Bronx Opera, and Dido in Dido and Aeneas at Teatro Comunale di Narni.

A champion of concert repertoire, Devony has been a featured recitalist with the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Carnegie Hall Citywide, the Ravinia Steans Music Institute, and SongFest, where she received a Sorel Fellowship.

Known for her interpretation of contemporary works, she recently premiered Little River Songs by Grammy Award-winning composer Jennifer Higdon and the world premiere of Luna Pearl Woolf’s oratorio Number Our Days at the Perelman Performing Arts Center with the Choir of Trinity Wall Street. 

Website: DevonySmith.com