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Damian

Director & Artist Manager
UK & Europe

Damian Thantrey studied law at Cambridge University and qualified as a solicitor, before training as a baritone at the Royal College of Music. Demand for his intelligent and passionate performances saw him sing in major UK and French theatres, across Europe and in the Far East, in an eclectic mix of repertoire from Monteverdi and Mozart to Turnage (Covent Garden) and Sondheim (Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris). In 2018, Damian began working as an artistic consultant at MKAM, sharing his time with the Lichfield Festival, where he is the Festival Director. In 2022, he took over day-to-day management of the agency, becoming sole Director in October 2023.

Avocat, après ses études de droit à Cambridge, Damian Thantrey étudie le chant, comme baryton, au Royal College of Music à Londres. Très demandé pour ses interprétations intelligentes et passionnées, il chante dans la plupart des théâtres britanniques et français, ainsi que dans toute l'Europe et en Extrême-Orient, dans un répertoire éclectique, allant de Monteverdi à Turnage (à Covent Garden) et Sondheim (au Châtelet à Paris), en passant par Mozart. Depuis 2018, il partage son temps entre son travail de consultant pour MKAM et le Lichfield Festival, dont il est le directeur. En sus de son travail quotidien pour nos artistes, il offre à ces artistes un coaching sur la présentation et la technique d'audition.

PHONE (UK)

+44 (0)7966 175869

EMAIL

damian@markkendallartists.com

Guy

Artistic Adviser & Artist Manager
Europe

Guy has had a distinguished operatic career and is increasingly recognised for his work as a voice teacher. His many roles have included Essex in Britten’s Gloriana at the Liceu in Barcelona, Alessandro in Mozart’s Il Re Pastore in Antwerp and Ghent, and The Chief of Police in Shostakovich’s The Nose at the São Carlos in Lisbon; in addition, he possesses an extensive experience of baroque and contemporary music and of the Lied/mélodie repertoire. Since 2011, Guy has been working for MKAM, where, alongside his broad knowledge of vocal and operatic culture, his insight into casting at French, Swiss and Belgian theatres proves invaluable.

Après une remarquable carrière opératique, Guy Flechter a acquis une réputation considérable pour son travail pédagogique. Parmi ses incarnations à la scène, Essex dans Gloriana de Britten au Liceu à Barcelone, Alessandro dans Il Re Pastore de Mozart à Anvers et Gand, et le Chef de la Police dans Le Nez, de Chostakovitch, au São Carlos à Lisbonne ; il possède de plus une expérience considérable en musique baroque et contemporaine, ainsi que dans le répertoire du Lied et de la mélodie. Depuis 2011, il travaille pour MKAM où, par-delà sa compréhension approfondie de la voix et du répertoire, sa connaissance des pratiques de distribution dans les théâtres français, suisses et belges s'est avérée irremplaçable.

PHONE (FRANCE)

+33 6 83 06 19 85

EMAIL

guy.mkam@icloud.com

Advisers, providing a long-term vision

We see ourselves as advisers, providing a long-term vision for each individual artist’s career. We not only act as day-to-day managers, but also offer working sessions on current and future repertoire, language, and audition technique.

We have great confidence and belief in young artists, even those in the foothills of a career, and offer support as they flourish and progress to each next level; with established artists, we seek to augment their current work portfolio with new projects deserving of their experience, all the while keeping an eye on forthcoming opportunities as repertoire, voices and suitable roles change.

Years of experience

All of the Mark Kendall Artists Management team trained as singers, going on to take very different paths before coming together within the Agency. Between us, we have many years of experience not just in artist management, but also general business and tax issues, technical and language teaching, audition and presentation coaching, programming and producing.

We share the invaluable insight of many years’ experience with major houses across the world, bringing with it a broad knowledge of repertoire from specialist baroque works through to the most challenging contemporary music. Though the Agency was created in the UK, we work with our artists and arts organisations in French, Italian and German, not just English, which is crucial in our increasingly global industry.

Copyright 2024. Mark Kendall Artists Management is a member of the Association Française des Agents Artistiques (AFAA).

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