Opera Artists Management

Patrick Terry Jette Parker Young Artist at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

“…the stars aligned when the stunning young countertenor Patrick Terry dispatched Ruggiero’s sublime numbers ... In two words? Absolutely fabulous.” The Times

Catherine Carby "If you want to hear world-class singing, that’s what you’ll get from mezzo-soprano Catherine Carby...” The Independent

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

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

"this living jewel in opera's crown..." WhatsOnStage

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

Jennifer France makes her debut with English National Opera as The Princess in Philip Glass’ Orphée, opening on 15 November 2019.

New Recording

Alessandro Fisher sings Harlequin and Felix Kemp sings Pierrot in the world premiere recording of Dame Ethel Smyth’s Fête Galant, now available on Retrospect Opera CD.

New Recording

Toby Purser conducts New Sussex Opera Orchestra and Chorus in the world premiere recording of Stanford’s The Travelling Companion, now available on SOMM Recordings. Julien Van Mellaerts sings the title role and Felix Kemp sings The Herald.

New Recording

Mark Wilde is featured on Songs & Sonnets -Songs in English and German from the Reign of Queen Victoria, now available on EM Records.

FEATURED EVENTS THIS MONTH

9 NOVEMBER 2019

Alwyn Mellor sings ‘Liebestod’ from Tristan und Isolde , Antwerp Symphony Orchestra (cond. Carlo Rizzi) - Elisabethzaal, Antwerp

24, 27, 30 NOVEMBER 2019

Patrick Terry sings Rosencrantz in Brett Dean's Hamlet, Oper Köln

10 NOVEMBER 2019

Alessandro Fisher sings a recital, Wigmore Hall, London (with Ashok Gupta )

13, 17, 28 NOVEMBER 2019

Toby Purser conducts La belle Hélène , New Sussex Opera - Lewes Town Hall (13th), Mat. Congress Theatre, Eastbourne (17th), Chequer Mead, East Grinstead (28th)

21, 22, 23, 24 NOVEMBER 2019

John Rigby conducts Classical Spectacular , Raymond Gubbay Ltd - Mat. & Eve (21st, 22nd, 23rd), Mat. & Eve. Royal Albert Hall, London (24th)

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