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

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

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

Alwyn Mellor sings Brünnhilde in Die Walküre with the Orchestra of the Music Makers conducted by Chan Tze Law on 5 January 2020 at the Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore.

New Recording

Catherine Carby sings Annina in La traviata with Ermonela Jaho, Charles Castronovo and Plácido Domingo conducted by Antonello Manacorda, recorded earlier this year at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and now available on Opus Arte DVD / Blu Ray.

New Artist

James Black Management is delighted to announce General Management of the mezzo-soprano Grace Durham, Winner of the First Prize at the 10th International Cesti Competition for Baroque Opera and the Grand Prix of the Concours international d’interprétation de la Mélodie Française de Toulouse, 2019.

News

John Rigby has been nominated for Best Musical Direction for the new production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London’s Palladium 20^th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards.

FEATURED EVENTS THIS MONTH

17, 18, 19 JANUARY 2020

Nathan Fifield conducts The Nutcracker, for the SemperOper Ballett Dresden - Mat. & Eve. (18th, 19th)

5 JANUARY 2020

Lee Bisset sings Sieglinde in Die Walküre , with the Orchestra of the Music Makers (cond. Chan Tze Law) - Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore

1, 3, 4, 5 JANUARY 2020

Harriet Eyley sings in New Year Gala Concerts, Scottish Chamber Orchestra (cond. Joseph Swensen) - Usher Hall, Edinburgh (1st), Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries (3rd), Town Hall, Ayr(4th), Caird Hall, Dundee(5th)

8 JANUARY 2020

Fiona Kimm sings Schnittke’s Faust Cantata, Barbican Centre, London (with the London Schools Symphony Orchestra, cond. Sian Edwards)

24, 26 JANUARY 2020

Julien Van Mellaerts sings Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, Salzburg Mozart Week Felsenreitschule, Salzburg

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.