what we do
Founded in 2004, the team at ADA Artist Management works to identify exciting new talent and nurture the careers of the finest performers who excel in a variety of genres and repertoire, from emerging to internationally renowned artists. Our goal is to be as dedicated to our craft as our clients and to maintain and build positive relationships throughout the industry.
ADA ARTISTS: art full drama free
who we are
Ana De Archuleta
president & founder
dearchuleta@ada-artists.com
Ana De Archuleta has quickly established herself as one of the most sought after managers in the operatic field. Representing a thriving roster of vocalists, conductors, and directors worldwide, ADA Artists can be seen at the Metropolitan Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, English National Opera, Grand Théâtre de Genève, the Salzburg Festival, the Aix-en-Provence Festival, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America.
Shawn Marie Jeffery
managing director
sjeffery@ada-artists.com
Shawn Marie Jeffery joined the ADA team in 2005, bringing with her a wide array of performance, directorial, and administrative experience. Her work with ADA has taken her to companies throughout the US. Deeply dedicated to providing the next generation of artists with the tools to succeed she often speaks with young artists sharing her insight on business and artistic trends within the industry in lecture and masterclass settings, having presented at the Classical Singer Convention, Ash Lawn Opera, The Castleton Festival, Opera New Jersey, Seagle Music Colony, Opera North, and Spotlight on Opera. She has served as a panelist for feedback auditions at the Classical Singer Convention and as a frequent judge of the AMICI Vocal Competition sponsored by the Opera Theater of Connecticut.
Adrienne Boris
booking manager
aboris@ada-artists.com
Adrienne Boris is a New York City-based opera professional with over a decade of experience in opera as a stage director, performance coach, producer, and administrator. She also has a strong background in theater and acting training and received her MFA in Theatre Directing from Boston University, where she subsequently served as Lecturer in Acting. A fierce advocate for opera artists throughout her career, she is passionate about working to advance the careers of the ADA roster artists.
Adrienne is the former Artistic Administrator of Opera Boston, where she also served as Artistic Director of Opera Boston Underground. She is currently Chief Strategy Officer at Helios Opera, founded during the pandemic, whose digital initiative Modular Opera Project has since received national press.
colin michael Brush
booking manager, europe+
cbrush@ada-artists.com
Brush joins ADA Artists having recently completed a year with the Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program in Berlin, Germany. As a fellow, he worked with Kulturnetzwerk Neukölln as they transformed an abandoned gardening school into a community art center.
Previously, he was the Artistic Administrator at the Washington National Opera and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, collaborating on artistic planning, casting and social impact programming. During his WNO tenure, he worked on the company's first complete Ring cycles; the revised world premiere of Philip Glass's Appomattox and several new productions.