Legacy Smith made many individual recordings both in England with the Sadler's Wells Opera Company and in Australia with EMI records and other recording companies. He also appears in compilation videos and CD's such as Celebration – 40 Years of Opera, and Australian Singers of Renown in Opera, Operetta & Song, compiled by John Cargher. Smith died in the Pleasantville Nursing Home in Brisbane on 1 December 1998. His eldest grandson, Jason Cundy, was an English Premier League player for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Ipswich, and played for England U21. Honours In 1973 Donald Smith was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He was the first resident member of the Australian Opera to be awarded this honour. Discography Albums References Sources Sydney Morning Herald, obituary, 5 December 1998 1920 births 1998 deaths Australian operatic tenors People from Bundaberg Musicians from Queensland Australian military personnel of World War II Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University faculty Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century Australian male opera singers