It rarely happens to listen to such a "D'amor sull'ali rosee", veined with caressing sadness, where the exquisite descending portamenti are a cascade of small notes tied up yet well defined."
Connessi all'Opera
Press:
Rachel Willis-Sørensen, as Donna Anna, never sounds vocally stretched (as can sometimes happen with this role) and is as lyrical as she is luminous.
Opera Today
Rachel Willis-Sørensen featured on "20 years of favorites from Opera Theatre of St. Louis" for her 2012 Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte
Saint Louis Today
The volume is impressive for her total command of the "Viennese masquerade...
David Nice - The Arts Desk
Above all Rachel Willis-Sørensen as Hélène, who brilliantly understands how to lend drama to her voice, which is by nature rather delicate. She is already at home in the demanding higher register and with the coloratura.
BR-Klassik
Rachel Willis-Sorensen […] held her own with a stylish, playful take on Rosalinde’s Czardas from Die Fledermaus. She offered a full, flowing, caramel tone and toyed elegantly with the tempo, playing up a fake Hungarian accent for comic effect. Her winning performance might have gotten a bigger hand from the audience if Luisotti and the orchestra hadn’t buried her for most of it.
New York Classical Review
Rachel Willis-Sørensen has had several outings as the Countess now, and she seems to grow into the role more with each passing attempt. Her latest incarnation was sublime.
New York Classical Review