Opera Artists Management — James Black Management

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 Awarded a 2022 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship.

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.

Hilary Cronin Winner of First Prize and the Audience Prize at the 2021 London Handel International Singing Competition

Highlights

ARTIST OF THE MONTH

Aoife Miskelly sings J. S. Bach St John Passion on tour with RIAS Kammerchor and AKAMUS conducted by Justin Doyle during April 2023.

NEW ARTIST

James Black Management is delighted to arrange General Management of the tenor Gwilym Bowen.

NEW BLU-RAY / DVD

Egor Zhuravskii sings Borsa in The Royal Opera, London’s, production of Rigoletto, now
available on Opus Arte Blu-Ray / DVD.

NEW ARTIST

James Black Management is delighted to announce General Management of the baritone Benson Wilson.

FEATURED EVENTS THIS MONTH

1, 2, 3 MARCH 2023

Hilary Cronin sings Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Maxim Emelyanychev, on 1 March 2023 (Perth Concert Hall), 2 March 2023 (Usher Hall, Edinburgh) and 3 March 2023 (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall).

11, 18, 23, 24, 29, 30 MARCH 2023

Haegee Lee sings Queen Tye in Akhnaten for English National Opera, opening on 11 March 2023.

4, 18, 25, 28 MARCH 2023

Julian Henao Gonzalez sings Conte di Libenskof in Il viaggio a Reims for English Touring Opera, opening on 4 March 2023 at Hackney Empire).

3, 5, MARCH 2023

Alastair Miles sings Arkel in Pelléas et Mélisande for Orchestre national de Paris conducted by Susanna Mälkki (Maison de la Radio et de la Musique).

16 MARCH 2023

Samantha Price sings Clare in 4.48 Psychosis for the Semperoper Dresden, opening on 16 March 2023.

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.