Graham Neal read music at the University of Surrey where he was awarded the Robert Naylor prize for the most meritorious degree recital. During this time he held a choral scholarship at Guildford Cathedral. Graham went on to study on the Knack opera course at the English National Opera. Most recently he studied as a postgraduate with John Wakefield and Mary Hill at Trinity College of Music, achieving a distinction in his final recital. He now studies with Jenevora Williams and Nick Powell.
Graham has a wide repertoire as a soloist, ranging from early music to 20th Century works. He has frequently taken the role of the Evangelist in Bach's St. John Passion, St. Matthew Passion and Christmas Oratorio.
Graham's operatic experience includes Ferrando Cosi Fan Tutte for Situation Opera at Greenwich Theatre, Sextus Julius Caesar for Runaway Opera at Blackheath Halls, Don José Carmen for Mean Time Opera at Greenwich Theatre, and Worldly Glory Pilgrim's Progress for The Philharmonia at Sadler's Wells, as well as chorus member for English National Opera, Festival d'Aix-en-Provence, Opéra Comique, l'Orchestre des Champs-Elysées and Stanley Hall Opera.
Graham is adept at choral singing, appearing frequently in concert and on recordings. He sings with the Monteverdi Choir, Polyphony, Philharmonia Voices, English Voices and Cappella Nova.
Forthcoming engagements include Cosi Fan Tutte and Carmen at the Grand Theatre, Luxembourg and Le Freischütz at l'Opéra Comique, Paris.
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