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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: 2022-07-09
End: 2022-07-12
Location: Bayerische Staatsoper

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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Verdi:

Otello

May 27, 30June 02

Bayerische Staatsoper

Munich, Germany

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Britten:

Peter Grimes

July 09, 12

Bayerische Staatsoper

Munich, Germany

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Latest News

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19 May 2022

2022/23 Season Announcement

Ms. Willis-Sørensen’s 2022/23 season has just been announced and includes exciting role debuts, and performances at the world’s leading opera houses. In September, her season begins with {…}

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16 May 2022

Desdemona in Otello at the Bayerische Staatsoper

After making her triumphant role debut as Desdemona in Verdi’s Otello at the Wiener Staatsoper earlier this season, Ms. Willis-Sørensen has been asked to step in for soprano Anja Harteros, to {…}

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9 May 2022

Verdi Requiem in Washington National Cathedral

Ms. Willis-Sørensen returns to the US for the second time this season to perform Verdi’s Requiem with the Washington Choral Society in Washington D.C. Under the baton of Maestro Stephen Fox, {…}

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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

19 Oct 2020