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

ARTIST OF THE MONTH

Katie Lowe sings Freia in Richard Jones’ new production of The Rhinegold, opening at English National Opera on 18 February 2023.

NEW CD

Hear Julien Van Mellaerts on Regent Records’ new release of Russell Pascoe’s Secular Requiem.
This recording has been selected as amongst Editor’s Choice in Gramophone for January 2023.

BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE AWARDS 2023

Resonus Classics’ recording of Lampe’s The Dragon of Wantley, with a cast including Catherine Carby, Mark Wilde and John Savournin, having been selected amongst Critics’ Choice for 2022 by Gramophone, has been short-listed for a 2023 BBC Classical Music has been shortlisted for a 2023 BBC Music Magazine Award.

CLONTER MUSIC PRIZE

James Black Management is delighted to have been asked to join the Jury for the Clonter Opera Prize, which will take place on 4 February 2023.

FEATURED EVENTS THIS MONTH

25, 26 FEBRUARY 2023

Hilary Cronin sings Fauré Requiem at Teatro La Fenice on 25 February 2023 and 26 February 2023.

12 FEBRUARY 2023

Marlena Devoe appears in A Night at the Opera with the Hallé conducted by Eduardo Strausser on 12 February 2023 at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.

2 FEBRUARY 2023

Patrick Terry sings Brett Dean’s In This Brief Moment with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester conducted by Alan Gilbert on 2 February 2023 at Elbphilharmonie Grosser Saal.

27, 28 FEBRUARY 2023

Jorge Navarro Colorado sings Telemaco in Il ritorno d’Ulisse for Geneva Opera, opening on 27 February 2023.

17, 19 FEBRUARY 2023

Ossian Huskinson sings Pietro in Simon Boccanegra at Deustche Oper, Berlin, on 17 February 2023 and 19 February 2023.

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.