Five questions to Rachel Willis-Sørensen: A soprano renowned for the breadth of her repertoire, Rachel Willis-Sørensen made her Paris Opera debut in the role of Antonia in Les Contes d'Hoffmann.
Forum Opera
“Rachel Willis-Sorensen als Elsa scoort in het eerste bedrijf al met onverwachte klankschone momenten. De stem is zeer gefocusseerd waardoor ze zelfs in stille passages moeiteloos te horen is. Ze leidt de grote finales met het koor. Met haar warme sopraan en haar prachtige, erg zinnelijke dramatische uithalen manifesteert ze zich als een ideale Elsa.”
Leidmotief
“As Antonia, Rachel ample soprano lived perfectly on the edge. [...] Her voice allowed to soar into full flight, growing more passionate with each line until she ascended all the way to a thrilling climactic high note that erupted brilliantly into the hall. And then we got the soprano's softest singing of the night as she strode on stage, her final utterances hushed whispers. It was a perfect payoff both musically and dramatically to everything we'd heard and seen throughout the act.”
Operawire