In the title role, soprano Rachel Willis-Sorensen made an outstanding role debut.
Parterre Box
Press:
She is visually stunning, and possesses a voice that soars above Dvorak’s rich orchestration with its cascades of melody.
Opera War Horses
Willis-Sørensen sends her shining phrases aloft.
San Francisco Classical Voice
Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen brought a sumptuous voice and willowy stage presence to her role debut as Rusalka...
San Francisco Examiner
In the title role, soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen gave a performance of heroic power and tenderness...
San Francisco Chronicle
Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen made clear, steady, and powerful statements of a grief in attractive and generous tones that could soar above the substantial forces. Matthew Rose took the bass role on short notice, evincing a thunderous, yet cantabile instrument.
The Boston Musical Intelligencer
In her brief solo moments Rachel Willis-Sørensen...sang with a bright, ringing soprano that had just the right touch of vibrato to express the grief etched into this music.
Boston Classical Review