“The first performance of Arabella this season was distinguished by a felicitous series of debuts. Chief among them was Rachel Willis-Sørensen’s first stage performance of the title role, portrayed with warmth and dignity...Willis-Sørensen’s soprano, even and unforced across its range, projected easily through the house, and her phrasing in ‘Mein Elemer!’ revealed genuine introspection. She sang not as the flirtatious ingénue of tradition but as a young woman quietly testing the limits of her resolve.”

Seen and Heard International

“The first performance of Arabella this season was distinguished by a felicitous series of debuts. Chief among them was Rachel Willis-Sørensen’s first stage performance of the title role, portrayed with warmth and dignity…Willis-Sørensen’s soprano, even and unforced across its range, projected easily through the house, and her phrasing in ‘Mein Elemer!’ revealed genuine introspection. She sang not as the flirtatious ingénue of tradition but as a young woman quietly testing the limits of her resolve.”