Daniel Smerdon

🇦🇺🇱🇧 Operatic Baritone 🎤, Cellist 🎻, Cook👨🏻‍🍳, Musician 🎶, Voice Actor 🎭, Professional Uncle👨‍👧& Lover of Life ❤️

[Daniel Smerdon @dandaman474]

“When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.”

A little Yiddish proverb serving as a testimony to how heroic my Dad truly is. Words can’t do just to how much I love and adore you. ❤️
#fathersday #fathers #rolemodel #hero #proudson

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Ready to make my principal debut with @operaqueensland tonight in Verdi’s “La Traviata”. Toi toi toi to all the cast, crew and orchestra. It’s going to be fa-bu-lous!! 🎶🌟🎫🎭
#openingnight #debut #opera #operaqld #ilservo #latraviata #principal #noroleissmall

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Opening night of The Nurses at Vung Tau!! It’s such a thrill to be involved in the birth of a World Premiere Opera, especially with such a compelling and emotional story. Everyone has worked incredibly hard putting this project together, but it’s now “time to take your places”.

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My youngest GodDaughter is now 1 year old! Where on earth did the time go?!
Happy Birthday Cheeky Monkey, you never cease to put on a smile on my face every single day! ❤️🎂🎁
#prouduncle #goddaughter #birthday

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I can’t believe that this little one is 7 today!! Happy Birthday Penny! You are a (not so) little treasure, and I’m still wondering when I’ll be able to hear you perform on the Double-Bass. ❤️🎻🎭🎁🎂

#happybirthday #uncle #niece #family #growingupwaytoofast #smarterthanme

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Very lucky to be able to spend Mothers Day in Sydney. Not just with my superstar of a Mum, but with my aunties and cousins who are superstar Mothers in their own right (including some mothers-to-be)!
I especially think of my Late Sittee Christine who embodied selfless Mothers!

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Dearest Sittee Christine,

Today would’ve been your 95th birthday. Even though it’s been 3.5 years since God called you from this life, it feels both like yesterday and an eternity.

We love and miss you ❤️
#sittee #grandmother #love #restinpeace #forevermissed

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A Very Happy and Blessed Easter to you all.

Very lucky to be able to spend the next 36 hours with my crazy extended family in Sydney, full of noise, food and love.

God Bless x 🐣🍫❤️ #easter #happyeaster #family

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It may have come last minute but I’m really excited to be singing the role of Jesus for this gorgeous work this Sunday afternoon.

It’s a delight to be able to perform Arvo Part’s music again, particularly with a piece that’s so rarely done
❤️🎶 #oratorio #baritone #palmsunday

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New Postie Uniform! #australiapost #newlook

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Postie by day - Opera Singer by night!

Opening night of #thesopranos with Opera Queensland tonight! 🎶🚐🎭

#thesingingpostie #alterego #openingnight #opera

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Felt weird being in the sky after nearly a year, but the 5am wakeup is worth seeing my extended family again for the weekend! ❤️ #travel #sydney #family

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You know that feeling when you just need a Bar of Boost…? 🍫💉🦠

#boostered #gotthetriple #vaccinated #moderna #booooooost

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I’m officially on Audible/Amazon!

A great little Children’s Adventure Book is now available for those wanting to take their Child to the next level of their Musical Education! 🎶

Get Your Copy Now:
https://t.co/4v44LyfBS0

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An Arabic tradition that’s been in our family since I can remember:

Making “Zinkel” (Honey Puffs) doused in homemade “Attar” syrup to celebrate ‘The Epiphany’ today (Official end of the Christmas Season). Sittee and Jiddee hopefully would be proud we keep this tradition alive.

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First selfie of 2022.
As for the Tiara, there are two plausible explanations.
1. My niece wanted me to wear it.
2. Because of that, I wanted to kick off 2022 feeling all shiny and fabulous as a tribute to the incomparably fabulous Betty White.

Happy New Year! 🥳 #BettyWhite

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“Goodbye *year*, Hello *year*”.
That phrase has become a little ritual to say to myself right on the stroke of midnight every year on New Years Eve to bring in a new year with a positive mindset. Thank you to everyone who made this year special, you all know who you are. #nye21

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After a few days of being a hermit crab, was happy to be back on the road again! 😁🚐📩📮🧢

#postie #driver #vandriver #ontheroad #auspost #covidsafe

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Quite a few people have commented about the Proclamation Chant I sang last night at Midnight Mass, so I decided that I would personally record it as my Christmas Present to you all:
Link to the entire Midnight Mass:
https://t.co/EG2noikuX5
#proclamation #singer #chant #cathedral