“Nora Graham’s Maddalena could have stepped right out of Bizet’s Carmen, as she sung with a lush, dark tone throughout her many duets and recitativo sections." -The Boston Musical Intelligencer
Internationally acclaimed musical theater and operatic mezzo, Nora Graham-Smith has been hailed as "an absolute pro with a bravura talent," (The Baltimore Sun), "A magnetic actress," who possesses a versatile voice of "refulgent power and carnal warmth." (Crescent Valley Weekly). Nora has performed roles ranging from her signature portrayal of Carmen, to leading ladies of the song and dance genre of American musical theater (Julie LaVerne, SHOW BOAT, Nellie Forbush, SOUTH PACIFIC, Petra, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, Irene Malloy, HELLO, DOLLY! Evelyn Nesbit, RAGTIME).
A champion of new opera, Nora completed a successful run with the Alamo City Opera as Isabela in “La hija de Rappaccini,” having previously performed the opera with the Gotham Chamber Opera in NYC and Los Angeles, as well as recent performances with Beth Morrison Production's "PROTOTYPE FESTIVAL" in New York City, as Fury 3 in the world premier of “Rev. 23,” which debuted in Boston in late 2017.
Nora has performed the world over with Opera Theatre d’Avignon (France), Royal Opera House of Muscat (Oman), United Arab Emirates Symphony, Fondazione Teatro Petruzzelli (Bari, Italy), Szeged Opera (Hungary), Kungliga Operan (Sweden), Cincinnati Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Syracuse Opera, Toledo Opera, Natchez Festival of Music, Aspen Opera Theater, Boston Youth Symphony, and Tanglewood Music Festival.
A champion of new opera, Nora completed a successful run with the Alamo City Opera as Isabela in “La hija de Rappaccini,” having previously performed the opera with the Gotham Chamber Opera in NYC and Los Angeles, as well as recent performances with Beth Morrison Production's "PROTOTYPE FESTIVAL" in New York City, as Fury 3 in the world premier of “Rev. 23,” which debuted in Boston in late 2017.
Nora has performed the world over with Opera Theatre d’Avignon (France), Royal Opera House of Muscat (Oman), United Arab Emirates Symphony, Fondazione Teatro Petruzzelli (Bari, Italy), Szeged Opera (Hungary), Kungliga Operan (Sweden), Cincinnati Opera, Palm Beach Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Syracuse Opera, Toledo Opera, Natchez Festival of Music, Aspen Opera Theater, Boston Youth Symphony, and Tanglewood Music Festival.