Rachel Willis-Sorensen

• Soprano

Reviews

Rachel Willis-Sorensen press reviews

“OTSL has assembled a close-to-perfect cast, starting with soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen's stellar Fiordiligi. Willis-Sørensen's dramatic conviction puts the lie to da Ponte's cynicism; her voice is big, rich, well-tuned and consistent from the top to the bottom of her impressively wide range. Her two great arias, Act I's "Come scoglio" and Act II's "Per pietà," were both showstoppers.” —Sarah Bryan Miller, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 5, 2012 - Fiordiligi in 'Così fan tutte' at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

“For the American soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen, the Countess is fairly new to her career; and this is her Royal Opera debut. But already she shadows the marble gleam of her soprano with a deep inner sadness. Telling details of the pressure of a hand, the plucking of a hair from a lapel, flesh out her carefully drawn relationship with the Count.” —Hilary French, The Times, February 14, 2012 - Countess Almaviva in 'Le nozze di Figaro' at Covent Garden

“…young American soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen proves a name to watch as the Countess…she came into her own during ‘Dove sono,’ and hurled out her juicy top A’s with electrifying force. A big voice, and maybe a big star in the making.” —Warwick Thompson, Bloomberg, February 14, 2012 - Countess Almaviva in 'Le nozze di Figaro' at Covent Garden