Neil Baker

Biography

Neil Baker studied at the Royal Northern College of Music, where he was the recipient of all the major song prizes. He continued his studies in London at the Royal College of Music and subsequently with Margreet Honig in Amsterdam.  Neil began his professional singing career in the Glyndebourne Festival chorus and went on to make his international operatic debut with Marc Minkowski and Le Musicians du Lourve in the role of Harald in Wagner's Die Feen at The Chatelet Theatre, Paris. Other performances with Maestro Minkowski include Le nozze di Figaro at the Aix en Provence Festival, Baden Baden and Tokyo. His many operatic roles include Aneas (Dido and Aneas), Demetrius (A Midsummer Nights Dream), Araspe (Tolomeo), Melisso (Alcina), Escamillo (Carmen), Marco (Gianni Schicchi) and Count Almaviva (Le Nozze di Figaro).  Neil continued his collaboration with Marc Minkowski and Les Musicians du Lourve appearing in major venues around Europe including the Salle Pleyel (Paris), Palais des Beaux Arts (Brussels), The Barbican (London), and Grenoble as a soloist in Purcell's Hail Bright Cecilia which culminated in a critically acclaimed performance at the Salzburg Festival. An accomplished concert performer notable appearances include Handel's Messiah with The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Britten's Cantata Misericordium at St John's Smith Square, London, Mozart's Requiem which was performed throughout Portugal under the direction of Jaap ter Linden and recitals at the Concertgebouw, (Amsterdam).

Research Interest

singing