Trevor Neal
Hailed by Opera News for his “warm and rich baritone,” Grammy-nominated Trevor Neal is a favorite among audiences across the United States and an emerging arts administration professional. Prior to becoming the first person to obtain the title of Artistic Director with the Newport Music Festival, he joined the company as the Education and Outreach Coordinator. In his nine months leading the department, Trevor secured nearly $100,000 in funding to build an Artist-in-Residence program in coordination with Newport Schools, expanded and curated the weekly Classical Kids Hour with WCRI Classical 95.9 FM, reimagined the Young Professional Artist program, and built a new community music school offering free after-school lessons to students receiving free or reduced-price school lunches.
In the 2018/19 season, Trevor returned to the Newport Music Festival, singing works of Schubert, Bizet, Rossini, Copland, and Heggie, and to Virginia Opera to sing Henry Davis in Kurt Weill's Street Scene. As a returning member of Opera San Jose’s resident company, audiences saw him in a matinee as Tonio in Pagliacci, Captain Gardiner in Moby Dick, and Sharpless in Madama Butterfly. In 2017/18, he sang Rambaldo in La Rondine, a matinee performance of Dutchman in Der fliegende Holländer, and made a triumphant role debut as Giorgio Germont in La traviata. Of this performance, James Sohre of Opera Today wrote "Trevor Neal was an imposing Giorgio Germont, his physical stature and rotund baritone impressively illuminating the character… His sonorous, mellifluous delivery was marked by beautifully shaped phrases and incisive theatrical insights."
Trevor previously served as the Director of Strategic Planning for New York-based chamber opera company The Secret Opera, and Co-Founder/Artistic Director of Metro East Opera.