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...the American soprano has without a doubt one of the most impressive voices in the opera world. The timbre, of marmoreal beauty, is striking, the projection telluric...
Le Monde

Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen brought a sumptuous voice and willowy stage presence to her role debut as Rusalka...
San Francisco Examiner

...the splendor of the timbre, its resonance, the colors, the intensity, everything confirms that we are facing one of the glories of tomorrow.
Classica

The light of Willis-Sørenson’s voice was never lost thanks to its expressive, limpid tone and ability to float above even the loudest and thickest passages.
Bachtrack

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Biography

Name: Rachel Willis-Sørensen
Start: 2022-08-21
End: 2022-08-21
Location: Kurpark Weisbaden

American soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen is known for her diverse repertoire ranging from Mozart to Wagner. A regular guest at the leading opera houses around the world, Le Monde enthused, “…the American soprano has without a doubt one of the most impressive voices in the opera world. The timbre, of marmoreal beauty, is striking, the projection telluric…”

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Upcoming Performances

Highlights from Ms. Willis-Sørensen's 2021/22 season include her role debut as Desdemona in Otello, Marguerite in Faust and Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus at the Wiener Staatsoper, the title role in Rusalka with the NDR, Mimi in La Bohème with the Semperoper Dresden, Ellen Orford in Peter Grimes at the Bayerische Staatsoper, and Elsa in Lohengrin at Oper Frankfurt.

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Mozart:

Don Giovanni

August 11, 13

The Martin Theatre at the Ravinia Festival

Highland Park, Illinois

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Verdi, Puccini, Massenet:

Operngala: Rheingau Musik Festival

August 21

Kurpark Weisbaden

Weisbaden, Hesse, Germany

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9 Aug 2022

Don Giovanni at the Ravinia Festival

Ms. Willis-Sørensen returns to the US for the last time this season to perform her highly acclaimed role, Donna Anna, in a concert version of Mozart’s Don Giovanni at this year’s Ravina Festival {…}

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19 Jul 2022

Summer Concerts with Jonas Kaufmann

This summer, Ms. Willis-Sørensen travels to Germany and Liechtenstein, to perform as part of Jonas Kaufmann’s summer concerts. The tour begins with a concert at the Kloster Benediktbeuern, on {…}

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13 Jul 2022

South American Debut: Four Last Songs at the Teatro Colón

After a successful run of Otello and Peter Grimes at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Ms. Willis-Sørensen makes her South American debut at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Under the baton of {…}

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In the title role, soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen gave a performance of heroic power and tenderness...
San Francisco Chronicle

Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen brought a sumptuous voice and willowy stage presence to her role debut as Rusalka...
San Francisco Examiner

Willis-Sørensen sends her shining phrases aloft.
San Francisco Classical Voice

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È strano…Ah fors’è lui…Sempre Libera

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