“Rachel Willis-Sorensen … rose to her big arias beautifully.”
James R Oestreich, New York Times, 29 February 2016
“her middle voice was unimpeachable, full in body, amber in color— a strength that was even more evident in her beautiful, fully realized “Dove sono”in Act 3.”
Eric C Simpson, Classical Review, 28 February 2016
“As Agathe, Rachel Willis-Sorenson revealed a voice of immense potential: creamy, capacious, clear and tender.”
Anna Picard, The Times, 10 June 2016
Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen was radiant in her SFO debut as Eva, the burgher’s daughter who falls in love with Walther, but also has a soft spot for the kindhearted Sachs. Willis-Sorensen’s precise, ample voice suited the role quite well, including in her key aria “O Sachs mein Freund.
James Ambroff-Tahan, SF Examiner