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

Frederick Jones sings Tom Rakewell in The Rake’s Progress for the 2021 Glyndebourne Tour, opening on 23 October 2021.

New CD

Stephen Gadd can be heard on Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Jurowksi.

New CD

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

On BBC iPlayer

Hear Jennifer France as Bella in Sir Michael Tippett’s The Midsummer Marriage with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Edward Gardner, available on the BBC iPlayer available until 24 October.

FEATURED EVENTS THIS MONTH

5 OCTOBER

Grace Durham sings Job’s Wife in Gregor Josef Werner’s Job , Haydeneum Festival, Budapest - with Les Talens Lyriques conducted by Christophe Rousset for Esterhaza 1750: Werner / Haydn

16, 18, 20, 23, 25 OCTOBER 2021

Rosalind Plowright sings Mrs Sedley in Peter Grimes, Theater an der Wien

15 OCTOBER 2021

Jorge Navarro Colorado appears in Arias for Annibale ‘Ballino’ Pio Fabri with Opera Settecento at the London Handel Festival on 15 October 2021.

14, 16, 17, 23, 27, 28 OCTOBER 2021

Ross Ramgobin sings Prince Arjuna in Satyagraha, English National Opera

29, 30 OCTOBER 2021

John Savournin sings Captain Corcoran in HMS Pinafore, English National Opera 30 October 2021 (Mat. & Eve.)

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.