During HGO's 2026-27 season, Adam Smith makes his company debut as Radames in Aida. Also during this season, he performs the role of Rodolfo in La bohème at the Metropolitan Opera. Smith's 2025-26 season began with his return to the role of Radames in Aida at Washington National Opera, directed by Francesca Zambello; his house debut at Opéra national de Paris as Cavaradossi in Tosca; reprising the role of Julien in Charpentier's rarely performed opera Louise at Opéra national de Lyon; his house debut at the Latvian National Opera as Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana; and his Metropolitan Opera debut as Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly and, later the same season, a return to the Met to sing Rodolfo in Franco Zeffirelli's legendary production of La bohème. In the summer, he made his role debut at the Arena di Verona as Alfredo in La traviata, and his debut at the Puccini Festival, reprising the role of Cavaradossi. Recent standout roles include Don José in Carmen at London’s Royal Ballet and Opera, Cavaradossi in Tosca at the Staatsoper Hamburg, and Romeo in Romeo and Juliet at Washington National Opera. Additional highlights include his heralded debut at the La Monnaie de Munt as both Luigi and Rinuccio in a new Tobias Krazer production of Il trittico; Julien in Louise at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence; his South American debut at Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo as Cavaradossi in Tosca; Radames in Aida at Opéra de Rouen Normandie; Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana with Kansas City Opera; Duca di Mantova in Rigoletto at Scottish National Opera; and the Prince in Dvořák's Rusalka at Les Arts Valencia and Teatro di San Carlo.