Neal Davies

Neal Davies is a Welsh bass-baritone whose career encompasses opera, concert performance and an extensive recording catalogue. He has worked internationally with leading opera companies, orchestras, conductors and period-instrument ensembles, performing repertoire ranging from Handel and Mozart to Britten, Berlioz and Elgar.

Known For: Ariodate in *Serse*; Dr Bartolo in *The Marriage of Figaro*; Mr Redburn in *Billy Budd*
Selected Theatre Credits: Don Alfonso in *Così fan tutte*; Papageno in *The Magic Flute*; Sharpless in *Madama Butterfly*
Awards & Nominations: Winner, Lieder Prize, BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, 1991; winner, Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording, 2010, for Britten’s *Billy Budd*; nominee, Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording, 2007, for *The Bartered Bride*; nominee, Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording, 2011, for *Ivanhoe*
Training: King’s College London; Royal Academy of Music