“Debuting in this role, American soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen was a revelation. Her rich spinto voice was ideally suited to the role. Hers is a beautiful voice with natural trills, and easily recognizable within seconds. Watch out for this woman, as she will go far..."
ConcertoNet
Press:
Rachel Willis-Sørensen is the featured guest on Das on NDR. She speaks about her career and new album, “Strauss: Four Last Songs.”
Das! NDR
"Willis-Sorensen kann das, hat das Potenzial und die richtige Reife in der künstlerischen Gestaltungskraft und im Entwicklungsstadium ihres Soprans. Das blüht und ist unprätentiös sprachlich gut verhaftet, will sagen, die deutsche Diktion eben nicht nur bewältigend, sondern bewusst einbeziehend in den musikalischen Ausdruck."
Opernglas
Die Sängerin Rachel Willis-Sørensen, derzeit an der Staatsoper, über ihre Ukulele, Regisseure und Hypnose.
Wiener Zeitung
None of the six, though, stands out more than Willis-Sørensen, who combines suitable power with an impressive range of nuanced timbral shadings that compellingly communicate her character’s emotional duress..."
Chicago Sun Times
“Rachel Willis-Sørensen brought some much-needed dignity to the proceedings as Elisabeth… conveying the despair of Elisabeth’s Act V aria with sensitive and affecting vocalism..."
Chicago Classical Review
“Sørensen has a powerful soprano that is nimble and clear up to the highest notes. The acting is also very good between Guerrero and Sørensen. Their relationship comes across as passionate and tortured without veering into dreaded maudlin.”
Third Coast Review