Opera Artists Management — James Black Management

Anush Hovhannisyan Selected by The Times as
The Face to Watch in Opera 2020

"The thrilling Armenian soprano Anush Hovhannisyan." The Sunday Times

Ella Taylor Winner of Second Prize at the 2020 Kathleen Ferrier Awards

Grace Durham Winner of the 2019 International Competition for Baroque Opera Pietro Antonio Cesti

Winner of the Grand Prix of the Concours international d'interprétation de la Mélodie Française de Toulouse 2019

Alessandro Fisher Awarded a 2022 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship.

Julien Van Mellaerts Winner of First Prize at the 2017 Kathleen Ferrier Awards, of the 2017 Wigmore Hall / Kohn Foundation International Song Competition, and of the Maureen Forrester Award at the 2018 Concours musical international de Montréal.

Hilary Cronin Winner of First Prize and the Audience Prize at the 2021 London Handel International Singing Competition

Highlights

Featured Artist

Lee Bisset sings Brünnhilde in Siegfried for Longborough Festival Opera, opening on 30 May 2022.

NEW

Patrick Terry sings Ruggiero in Opera North’s new production of Alcina, now available to view on Opera Vision.

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A feature interview of John Savournin with Hugh Canning appears in the May 2022 edition of Opera.

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Alessandro Fisher is selected as ‘One to Watch’ in the May 2022 Edition of Gramophone.

FEATURED EVENTS THIS MONTH

31 MAY 2022

Anush Hovhannisyan sings Tatyana in Eugene Onegin for Opera Holland Park on 31 May 2022.

29 MAY 2022

Rebecca Afonwy-Jones sings Vaughan Williams’ Five Tudor Portraits with Britten Sinfonia conducted by William Vann on 29 May 2022 for the Norfolk & Norwich Festival.

29 MAY 2022

Fiona Kimm sings Contessa di Coigny / Madelon for Chelsea Opera Group on 29 May 2022 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.

10 MAY 2022

Alessandro Fisher gives a Salon Series recital with Anna Tilbrook for Opera Rara at Stone House, Lewisham, on 10 May 2022.

4 MAY 2022

Ross Ramgobin sings Death in Savitri with Britten Sinfonia conducted by Sir Mark Elder at the Barbican Centre, London, on 4 May 2022.

Committed to meeting the needs of both artists and promoters, James Black Management is a small, dynamic agency working in opera and concert throughout the UK and Europe, as well as, increasingly, in North America and the Far East.