Berkshire Opera Festival has appointed Martin Mansfield as its new President and CEO.

Mansfield succeeds Natalie Johnsonius Neubert, who served as the company’s first President and CEO. Mansfield holds degrees from Columbia University and Fordham University School of Law and spent nearly 20 years practicing law in New York before moving into the arts. He later studied voice at the Manhattan School of Music, where he sang the tenor lead in the American premiere of John Eccles’s “The Judgment of Paris.” He has performed with the Aspen Music Festival and the Bronx Opera Company.

After moving to the Berkshires, Mansfield worked as an arts and development consultant. Beginning in 2015, he held leadership roles at Barrington Stage Company, serving as Interim Director of Development and Director of Institutional Giving. He oversaw a threefold increase in government, foundation, and corporate giving during his tenure.

“I am thrilled and honored to lead Berkshire Opera Festival at this time of growth and opportunity,” Mansfield said, per an official press release. “I believe arts organizations should serve their communities, and I look forward to working with BOF co-founders Brian Garman and Jonathon Loy, along with the Board and the staff, to strengthen and deepen our ties to the local community.”