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Here, you can find out about my singing activities, past, present and future.

Scroll down to view a chronological diary of selected past performances and events with press reviews, video excerpts and photos where relevant.

On the right hand side you will find my latest news together with an audio / video link, biographies and a list of indexes.

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Die Flut - Grachten Festival, Amsterdam. August 2011

Opera - Die Flut
Composer - Boris Blacher
Role - Der Fischer
Festival - Grachten Festival, Amsterdam
Director - Elsina Jansen
Language - German

'Die Flut' Press:
"De voorstelling was waanzinnig spannend. Er werd voortreffelijk in gezongen en geacteerd. Ik werd met name gecharmeerd door de bariton Alistair Shelton-Smith (visser)." (www.operamagazine.nl, Basia Jaworski. 15.08.2011)

"The show was incredibly exciting. It was superbly sung and acted. I was particularly charmed by the baritone Alistair Shelton-Smith (fisherman)."

Penthesilea Reprise - Tour of the Netherlands. May / June 2011

Opera - Penthesilea
Composer - Benedict Weisser
Role - Achilles
Company - Kameroperahuis, Zwolle
Director - Lotte de Beer
Language - German



After a gap of almost one and a half years, Benedict Weisser's and Lotte de Beer's operatic adaptation of Heinrich von Kleist's tragic play has been brought back to life once again. This time, we have had the luxury of nine performances in total, spanning the length and breadth of the Netherlands.

Below is a short clip of myself rehearsing a section of Achilles' first scene.



'Penthesilea' Press (Operatagen Rotterdam):
"[…] sung with precision and charisma by Young-Hee Kim and Alistair Shelton-Smith […]” (Financial Times, Shirley Apthorp. 27.05.2011)

Magdalene Reprise - Muziektheater, Amsterdam. May 2011

Ballet-Opera - Magdalene
Composer - Chloé Charody
Role - Soldier
Company - Dutch National Ballet
Choreographer - Remi Wortmeyer
Librettist / Director - Malcolm Rock

Our second performance now of the new ballet-opera Magdalene just took place, as before, on the main stage of Amsterdam's Muziektheater, and I am pleased to report that it was a resounding success!

Below, you can view a short documentary on the making of Magdalene.



Video by Mat Gremillet

Kindertotenlieder - Bellitoni Symphony Orchestra. April 2011

Work - Kindertotenlieder
Composer - Gustav Mahler
Conductor - Jurjen Hempel
Orchestra - Bellitoni Symphony Orchestra