Opera Artists Management — James Black Management

Jennifer France Winner of the 2018 Critics’ Circle Emerging Talent (Singer) Award

"The excellent cast is dominated by France, by turns glacial, gloriously imperious and exquisite as the Princess."
Tim Ashley, The Guardian

Alessandro Fisher Winner of the 2016 Kathleen Ferrier Awards and a BBC New Generation Artist

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

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

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

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.

Highlights

Featured Artist

Ross Ramgobin sings the title role in Grange Park Opera’s new film of Owen Wingrave available from the first week of December. He also appears in The Royal Opera Christmas Concert between 18 and 20 December 2020.

New Artist

James Black Management is delighted to announce General Management of Katie Lowe, Winner of the 2017 Elizabeth Connell Prize at the International Competition for Dramatic Sopranos.

New CD

Julian Henao Gonzalez sings Rodrigo / Egoldo in Matilde di Shabran recorded at the Rossini in Wildbad Festival and now available on Naxos CD.

News

December news: critical acclaim and Julien Van Mellaerts organises and curates Whānau: Voices of Aotearoa

FEATURED EVENTS THIS MONTH

16 DECEMBER 2020

Grace Durham sings in Midi Musical , the Opéra national de Bordeaux (with Jean-Marc Fontana )

7 DECEMBER 2020

Jorge Navarro Colorado sings de Falla’s El retablo de Maese Pedro, BBC National Orchestra of Wales (conducted by Ryan Bancroft ) - Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Bay. The performance will be streamed live on BBC Radio 3.

18, 20 DECEMBER 2020

Alessandro Fisher sings Saint-Saëns Oratorio de Noël, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest (conducted by Vasily Petrenko) - TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht (18th), Concertgebouw, Amsterdam (20th).The concerts will be broadcast by AVOTROS Radio on NPO Radio 4.

18, 19, 20 DECEMBER 2020

Ross Ramgobin sings Papageno in extracts from Die Zauberflöte, The Royal Opera Christmas Concert - live stream (18th), Mat. & Eve. (20th)

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.