David Blackburn

Current Position

Biography

David Blackburn is one of the world’s premiere talent scouts and consultants for discovering operatic talent and making connections worldwide in all facets of the opera industry. With contacts at top international opera houses, festivals, agencies and other presenting organizations, and almost two decades of high-level international presence, few people in the opera business have a wider reach to connect the opera world and to help emerging artists with their careers.
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Experience

NYIOP

2002 - Present
New York, NY

President & Founder

2002 - Present
With a strong belief in transparency and self-reliance in the arts, we offer access to essential information to bridge the knowledge gaps that currently exist. We enact all of our goals from a foundation of deep respect and an abiding love for the art forms within which we work. This comes from our unique perspective of having been artists ourselves as well as entrepreneurs, managers and administrators.
West Palm Beach, FL

Director of Artistic Administration

New York, NY

Vice President

Biography

David Blackburn

David Blackburn is one of the world’s premiere talent scouts and consultants for discovering operatic talent and making connections worldwide in all facets of the opera industry. With contacts at top international opera houses, festivals, agencies and other presenting organizations, and almost two decades of high-level international presence, few people in the opera business have a wider reach to connect the opera world and to help emerging artists with their careers.