Neil Hong is a Canadian Baritone entering his sophomore year of undergraduate Classical Voice studies at the Manhattan School of Music (MSM). 

This past summer, Neil participated in both the Highlands Opera Studio and the Mediterranean Opera Studio and Festival (MOSF). As an Apprentice Singer at Highlands, Neil performed the role of Vicomte Cascada in The Merry Widow under the baton of Kamna Gupta and the direction of Richard Margison. At MOSF, Neil sung the role of Belcore in all public performances of l’Elisir d’Amore under the baton of Rachell Jonck and the direction of Jack LiVigni. There, Neil also jumped into the role of Alessio for five performances of La Sonnambula under the baton of Leonardo Catalanotto and the direction of Nelly Miricioiu. 

Neil completed his first two years of studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC) under the tutelage of Nancy Hermiston. With UBC Opera, Neil performed the roles of Don Alfonso in Così fan tutte, Captain Corcoran in H.M.S. Pinafore, Harry Easter in Street Scene, and the First Minister in Cendrillon. With the UBC Choral Program, Neil was featured as a Bass Soloist in Mozart’s Coronation Mass and as a frequent Baritone soloist in UBC Usingers’ concert series, as well as UBC Memorial Day services. Neil was also an ensemble member for two Opera West concerts featuring Sondra Radvanovsky and Javier Camarena. 

Neil has received prestigious academic awards including the Liu Ruo Xi Vocal Music Arts Center Award in Voice and Opera, the British Columbia Achievement Scholarship, the Angelica Camata Memorial Scholarship in Opera, and the Barbara Clague Music Scholarship.