Jessica Pratt

Hailed by the New York Times as a soprano of "gleaming sound, free and easy high notes, agile coloratura runs and lyrical grace", Jessica Pratt is considered one of today's foremost interpreters of some of Belcanto's most challenging repertoire.

Since her European debut in 2007 as Lucia di Lammermoor Ms. Pratt's schedule has included performances at opera theatres and festivals around the world such as Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Arena di Verona, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Opera Australia, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Staatsoper Hamburg, Teatro Real Madrid, Teatro alla Scala, Teatro di San Carlo, The Metropolitan Opera and Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and has collaborated with conductors such as Daniel Oren, Daniele Gatti, Francesco Ivan Ciampa, Gianandrea Noseda, Gustavo Dudamel, Ivor Bolton, Kent Nagano, Marc Minkowski, Nello Santi, Riccardo Frizza, Sir Colin Davis and Zubin Mehta.

Ms. Pratt is the winner of numerous international vocal competitions, including the ”Australian Singing Competition” and the ”Vienna State Opera Award”. In May, 2013 she was awarded the prestigious international prize for coloratura sopranos La Siola d'Oro “Lina Pagliughi”. In September 2016 she was awarded the “Oscar della Lirica”, International Opera Award as Best Soprano of the year.

Engagements in the 2024/25 season include: Roberto Devereux at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo, La Fille du Regiment in Muscat, Lucia di Lammermoor at Teatro Comunale in Bologna, in Athens and at Teatro Verdi in Trieste, Norma and Lucrezia Borgia at Teatro Maggio Musicale in Florence, La Sonnambula in Palermo.