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 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

Selected by The Times as “The Face to Watch in Opera 2020,” Anush Hovhannisyan sings Hélène in Welsh National Opera’s new production of Les vêpres siciliennes, which opens on 8 February 2020 at the Wales Millennium Centre.

New Recording

Anush Hovhannisyan sings Songs by Dargomyzhsky accompanied by Malcolm Martineau on Decades – A Century of Song, Volume 4, now available on VIVAT CD.

New Artist

James Black Management is delighted to announce General Management of Alastair Miles, described by The Guardian as “The Finest British bass of his generation.”

News

John Rigby has been nominated for Best Musical Direction at the 20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards

FEATURED EVENTS THIS MONTH

4, 6, 8, 9 FEBRUARY 2020

Jennifer France sings Alice in Gerald Barry’s Alice’s Adventures Under Ground , Royal Opera House - Covent Garden

16, 21, 23, 28 FEBRUARY 2020

Anita Watson sings Countess Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro , Welsh National Opera - Wales Millennium Centr

14, 16 FEBRUARY 2020

Ross Ramgobin sings The Protector in Written On Skin, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France (cond. George Benjamin) - Philharmonie de Paris (14th), Wiener Konzerthaus (16th)

1, 2 FEBRUARY 2020

Julien Van Mellaerts sings Beethoven Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph 11, La Folle Journée (with Ensemble Aedes and Sinfonia Varsovia cond. Matthieu Roamno) - Auditorium Walstein (1st), Salle Archiduc Rodolphe (2nd)

22, 23 FEBRUARY 2020

Toby Purser conducts Fidelio , Lyric Opera, Dublin National Concert Hall, Dublin

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.