Previous Welsh National Opera Roles:

Papageno Die Zauberflöte (Spring 2007), Sharpless Madam Butterfly (Spring 2007), Zebul Jephtha (Spring 2006), Leporello Don Giovanni (Summer 2003), Dulcamara The Elixir of Love (Spring 2003) & Guglielmo CosÌ fan tutte (Spring 2002)

Neal Davies was born in Newport, Gwent and studied at King's College, London, and the Royal Academy of Music, of which he was made a Fellow in 2003. He continued his studies at the International Opera Studio, Zurich, under the patronage of Dame Gwyneth Jones. He won the Lieder Prize at the 1991 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. He made his professional debut with the Coburg Opera. Since 1992 he has been a regular guest at the Edinburgh Festival and at the BBC Proms.

His operatic appearances have included Rameau's "Platée" (London, Edinburgh Festival), Handel's "Giulio Cesare" and Figaro ("Le nozze di Figaro") all for the Royal Opera; Handel’s "L’Allegro", Publio ("La clemenza di Tito"), Zebul ("Jephtha"), Ariodates ("Xerxes") and Kolenaty ("The Makropoulos Case") for English National Opera; Handel’s "Radamisto" for the Opera de Marseille; Handel’s "Theodora" with Les Arts Florissants and William Christie (Paris and Salzburg), Handel’s "Orlando" with the Gabrieli Consort; Leporello for Scottish Opera; Britten’s "Curlew River" at the Edinburgh Festival. He made his debut with Lyric Opera of Chicago as Major General Stanley, under Sir Andrew Davis, in their new production of "The Pirates of Penzance".