The English-born lyric coloratura soprano Priti Coles started her career in Holland where she performed at the Netherlands Opera in Amsterdam and the Opera Forum Eschede. In 1986 she made her Viennese début as Mary in the world premiere of Chailly’s La Cantatrice Clava and since then has built a distinguished reputation as a Mozart specialist, especially for her performance of Silvia in the much acclaimed Vienna production of Mozart’s Ascanio in Alba.