Acting

Jessica Pratt

Born 20 June 1979 · Bristol, England, UK · 47

Jessica Pratt is an English-born Australian coloratura soprano renowned for her brilliant high notes, vocal agility and refined interpretation of the bel canto repertoire. Born in Bristol and raised in Australia, she studied in Italy with distinguished musicians Renata Scotto and Gianluigi Gelmetti, later refining her technique with Lella Cuberli. Since her European debut in 2007 as Lucia in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, she has appeared at leading opera houses worldwide, including Teatro alla Scala, the Royal Opera House in London, the Vienna State Opera and the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Her signature roles include Lucia, Amina in Bellini’s La sonnambula and Elvira in I puritani. Among her honours are the Siola d’Oro Lina Pagliughi in 2013 and the International Opera Award for Best Soprano in 2016.