BIOGRAPHY
Simon Pratt is a baritone studying for his MMus Vocal Performance degree at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
Dorset born Baritone Simon Pratt is currently studying for his MMus Vocal Performance degree at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, where he studies singing under the tuition of esteemed soprano Lorna Anderson and receives coaching from Caradog Williams. A graduate of the University of Leeds, he attained a 2:1 for his BA (Hons) Music degree. Simon spent a year during his degree studying solely in South Wales with Jeanette Massocchi having studied in Leeds with Hilary Thomas and Austin Gunn previously. At the end of his undergraduate, he was studying singing under the joint tutelage of Sarah Estill and Martin Pickard. During his time at university, Simon performed with the Clothworker’s Consort of Leeds, Leeds Baroque ensemble and was a dep for Leeds Minster choir under Simon Lindley. In his first year of university, Simon was awarded the Frank Toothill performance prize for the highest achieving performers. In 2018, he was then awarded the Lord Snowden performance prize while in 2017, he was the runner up for the Hereford Male Police Choir’s Young Musician’s Bursary.
Simon is establishing himself as an exciting and engaging singing actor. His operatic roles include Figaro Le nozze di Figaro and Koko The Mikado. He has also performed scenes as Papageno Die Zauberflote, Rodrigue Don Carlos, Malatesta Don Pasquale and Don Giovanni Don Giovanni.
Simon’s recent concert performances have seen him performing as guest soloist across the north of England and South Wales. These have included Raphael The Creation, Mozart’s Requiem Mass and Coronation Mass, Jesus in Wood’s St Mark Passion, as well as giving recitals at Ripon Cathedral, St Mary’s Priory Church, Abergavenny and at the University of Leeds.
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Young Leeds-based baritone Simon Pratt starred in this Christmas musical stalwart, giving an accomplished performance with a robust sound across a wide vocal range.
Andrew Hirst
Huddersfield Daily Examiner
Young Leeds-based baritone Simon Pratt starred in this Christmas musical stalwart, giving an accomplished performance with a robust sound across a wide vocal range.
Also during his time at University, Simon has taken part in many high profile masterclasses.
Simon has been lucky enough to attend multiple masterclasses led by acclaimed accompanist Joseph Middleton. He has also attended masterclasses from Louise Alder (recipient of Dame Joan Sutherland Audience Prize at Cardiff Singer of the World 2017), Katherine Broderick and Marjan Kuiper. These masterclasses have covered repertoire from all areas including opera, oratorio and art song. Simon looks forward to masterclasses in the coming year with performers such as Nick Spence, Wyn Davies and Ailish Tynan.
REPERTOIRE
SIMON’S REPERTOIRE LIST
Opera:
Donizetti: Don Pasquale (Malatesta)*
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro (Figaro)
Mozart: Die Zauberflote (Papageno)*
Mozart: Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni)*
Gilbert and Sullivan: The Mikado (Koko)
Gilbert and Sullivan: HMS Pianfore (Chorus)
Gilbert and Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance (Chorus)
Verdi: Don Carlos (Rodrigo)*
*=Scenes
Oratorio:
Bach: Magnificat in D
Bach: St John Passion (Bass)
Durufle: Requiem
Faure: Requiem
Haydn: Missa in Tempore Belli
Haydn: The Creation (Raphael)
Haydn: Theresienmesse
Mendelssohn: Elijah
Mozart: Coronation Mass
Mozart: Requiem Mass
Rossini: Stabat Mater
Schumann: Requiem
Stanford: Stabat Mater
Wood: Saint Mark Passion (Jesus)
GALLERY
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Figaro himself, the ‘angry yet loveable idiot’, played by Simon Pratt, charmed the whole crowd thanks to his incredible voice and alluring presence.
Nina Litman
Lippy Magazine
SCHEDULE
25/01/2019 – 19:00
Cornerstone Cardiff
Giulio Cesare in Egitto – Handel
Curio – Simon Pratt
22/02/2019
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Scenes from opera including Patience (Sullivan), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Britten) and Cosi fan Tutte (Mozart).
19/04/2019
St Mary’s Priory Church, Abergavenny
Stabat Mater – Charles Villiers Stanford
07/06/2019
Wales Millennium Centre (Welsh National Opera)
Dead Man Walking – Jake Hegge
Oscar Castellino – Simon Pratt (Cover)
Vocal Tuition
As well as forming a thriving performance career, Simon is passionate about vocal tuition at all levels.

It is important to create a passion for singing and make it an enjoyable discipline. Simon is always looking for new students in the South Wales area and can also teach Music Theory up to Grade 8. With his former students he has a 100% success rate, and 100% of his previous pupils have received merit or distinction. Please get in touch to discuss further, or for a copy of Simon’s Artist CV.
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