Julian Smith

Julian Smith was Head of Music at Welsh National Opera for over twenty years, during which time he conducted over forty operas for the company, specialising in the Italian repertoire and notably Puccini. He also conducted for Scottish Opera, Glyndebourne Touring Opera, San Francisco Opera, Australian Opera, Vancouver Opera, Opera Iceland and New Zealand Opera. He has worked with many distinguished singers, and has conducted concerts featuring Bryn Terfel, Reneé Fleming, Dennis O’Neill, Sherrill Milnes and others. Julian is the conductor of the DVD of the Baz Lurhmann production of La Bohème for Australian Opera. He conducted several of Dennis O’Neill’s TV series, and his recordings include three recital discs featuring the soprano Suzanne Murphy and the orchestra of WNO. As a musi