Robin Donald | |
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| Birth name | Donald Robin Smith |
| Born | 26 March 1942 Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia |
| Genres | Operatic tenor |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Alma mater | Queensland Conservatorium |
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Donald Robin Smith (born 26 March 1942) is an Australian operatic tenor who is known professionally as Robin Donald. He is the son of the Australian operatic tenor Donald Smith.
Robin performed leading operatic tenor roles, including Rudolfo in La bohème, Turridu in Cavalleria rusticana, in many major opera houses throughout Britain, including the Sadler's Wells Opera Company Theatre and the London Coliseum Theatre, Europe (Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie), Australia (Sydney Opera House), and in Christchurch New Zealand, where he sang Florestan in the opera Fidelio for the New Zealand Broadcasting Commission, during a professional operatic career spanning over 35 years.