Aidan Smerud | BASS BARITONE

A recent graduate of the University of Houston’s Doctor of Musical Art’s program, Aidan remains an active performing artist in the Houston area with local sacred ensembles, universities, and musical theatre or opera companies. He most recently performed with OH as the assassin, Sparafucile, in the 2023 production of Rigoletto. Offstage, Aidan is a passionate educator who enjoys teaching musicology courses for non-music majors at the University of Houston and maintain his growing voice studio. His favorite performing credits include Dr. Dulcamara in L’elisir d’amore; Rucker Lattimore in Cold Sassy Tree; and Emile deBecque in South Pacific.

Catch Aidan Smerud in Opera in the Heights’ production of Lucia Di Lammermoor this September 20-28.