DVD Video, Jessica Pratt (soprano)
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Special offer. Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos
Krassimira Stoyanova (Ariadne/Prima Donna), Sophie Koch (Komponist), Jessica Pratt (Zerbinetta), AJ Glueckert (Bacchus), Markus Werba (Ein Musiklehrer), Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Daniele Gatti, Matthias Hartmann
Gatti conducts the score with evident affection, his account unrushed and expansive, moving in the Opera’s overture and achieving a noble sense of grandeur in the final minutes. — More…
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Special offer. Bellini: La Sonnambula
Giovanni Battista Parodi (Rodolfo), Julie Mellor (Teresa), Jessica Pratt (Amina), Shalva Mukeria (Elvino)
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro La Fenice, Gabriele Ferro
Bepi Morassi's production...takes the piece with a pinch of irony, but arguably no more than intended by its creators...Pratt's blonde bombshell of an Amina shows good range of technical skills... — More…
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2014, DVD of the Month
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Special offer. Donizetti: Rosmonda d'lnghilterra
Jessica Pratt (Rosmonda), Eva Mei (Leonora), Dario Schmunck (Enrico), Nicola Ulivieri (Clifford), Raffaella Lupinacci (Arturo)
Orchestra Donizetti Opera, Sebastiano Rolli
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Special offer. Gran Teatro La Fenice New Year’s Concert 2012
Live Recording From The Gran Teatro La Fenice, 2012
Jessica Pratt (soprano), Walter Fraccaro (tenor) & Alex Esposito (bass)
Orchestra and Chorus of The Gran Teatro La Fenice, Diego Matheuz
La Fenice's 2012 concert begins, unusually, with Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony, a lively performance — More…
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Special offer. Bellini: I Capuleti e I Montecchi
Jessica Pratt (Giulietta), Sonia Ganassi (Romeo), Shalva Mukeria (Tebaldo), Rubén Amoretti (Capellio), Luca Dall'Amico (Lorenzo)
Teatro La Fenice, Omer Meir Wellber, Arnaud Bernard
Omer Meir Wellber conducts a sympathetic account of the score, well played by La Fenice’s orchestra. If you’re looking for a safe, traditional Capuleti, this could very well fit the bill. — More…
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Special offer. Donizetti: Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali
Jessica Pratt (Daria), Simon Bailey (Procolo), Christian Senn (Biscroma Strappaviscere), Vincenzo Taormina (Agata), Aurora Tirotta (Luigia), Leonardo Cortellazzi (Guglielmo), Asude Karayavuz (Pippetto), Chae Jun Lim (Cesare Salzapariglia), Jong Min Park (Impresario), Eugeniy Stanimirov (Stage Manager)...
Marco Guidarini conducts with confidence, and the academy's orchestra of young players is clearly gifted, performing spiritedly and with fine technical prowess — More…
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Rossini: Adelaide di Borgogna
Daniela Barcellona (Ottone), Jessica Pratt (Adelaide), Bogdan Mihai (Adelberto), Nicola Ulivieri (Berengario) & Jeannette Fischer (Eurice)
Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Dmitri Jurowski (conductor) & Pier’ Alli (stage director)
[Pratt] understands the style, her Italian is more than satisfactory, her florid ability inspires admiration, and she sounds well at full volume...she has yet to learn how to move with the regality... — More…
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Special offer. Gaetano Donizetti: Linda Di Chamounix
Jessica Pratt (Linda), Teresa Iervolino (Pierotto), Francesco Demuro (Carlo), Vittorio Prato (Antonio), Marina De Liso (Maddalena), Fabio Capitanucci (Il Marchese di Boisfleury), Michele Pertusi (Il Prefetto), Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Michele Gamba
Deploying her voluminously secure soprano with artistry, [Pratt] gives us a sweetly innocent ‘O luce di quest’anima’ and skilfully navigates the once-famous Mad Scene. Her romantic partner is... — More…
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Special offer. Verdi: Giovanna d'Arco
Jessica Pratt (Giovanna), Jean-François Borras (Carlo VII), Julian Kim (Giacomo), Roberto Cervellera (Delil) & Emanuele Cordaro (Talbot)
Chorus of the Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari, Orchestra Internazionale d’Italia, Riccardo Frizza
Not the number one choice, but neither is it without interest. — More…
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Special offer. Donizetti: Il Castello di Kenilworth
Jessica Pratt (Elisabetta), Carmela Remigio (Amelia), Stefan Pop (Warney), Xabier Anduaga (Leicester), Dario Russo (Lambourne) & Federica Vitali (Fanny)
Orchestra Donizetti Opera & Coro Donizetti Opera, Riccardo Frizza (conductor) & Maria Pilar Pérez Aspa (director)
Jessica Pratt’s Elizabeth takes a while to hit form, while as her rival Amelia Carmela Remigio is both physically and vocally expressive, offering liquid tone. As the two-timing Earl of Leicester,... — More…
