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

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

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

Grace Durham sings Ravel’s Schéhérazade with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Holly Mathieson at the Rudolfinum, Prague, on 13 December 2021.

Now Streaming

See James Laing as Head of KGB in Grange Park Opera’s The Life & Death of Alexander Litvinenko, now streaming on YouTube.

Coming Soon

Hear Rebecca Afonwy-Jones as Kerstin and Felix Kemp as Juan in Joseph Phibbs’ Juliana, due for release soon on Resonus Classics.

New CD

Julien Van Mellaerts’ debut solo CD recital, Songs of Travel and Home with pianist James Baillieu, is now available on Champs Hill Records.

FEATURED EVENTS THIS MONTH

16, 17, 18 DECEMBER 2021

Harriet Eyley sing Messiah with Britten Sinfonia conducted by David Watkin on tour from 16 December 2021.

14, 15, 18 DECEMBER 2021

Jennifer France sings Messiah with Huddersfield Choral Society and Royal Northern Sinfonia conducted by Gregroy Batsleer from 14 December 2021.

14, 15, DECEMBER 2021

Jorge Navarro Colorado sings Oronte in Alcina for Lautten Compagney at Theater Winterthur on 14 December 2021 and 15 December 2021.

9, 10, 11 DECEMBER 2021

Julien Van Mellaerts sings Songs from Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Joana Carneiro from 9 December 2021.

1, 4 DECEMBER 2021

Jure Počkaj sings Giorgio Germont in La traviata for the Slovenian National Opera Ljubljana from 1 December 2021.

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.