Tim Smith has performed in over 100 productions with the LA Opera Chorus, with solo appearances as Flora's Servant in La Traviata, a slave in The Magic Flute and a lackey of Baron Ochs in Der Rosenkavalier.

He has also performed with the Los Angeles Music Theatre Company, Valley Symphony Orchestra, Bel Canto Opera, Epicenter Opera, Opera Nova, LA Master Chorale and Pacific Chorale. He was a member of the Apprentice Artist program at Santa Fe Opera in 1993.