Rachel Willis-Sørensen

© Olivia Renaud

The American soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen is known for her diverse repertoire, which ranges from Mozart to Wagner. She is a regular guest at leading international opera houses. The newspaper Le Monde raved about the singer: »... the American soprano undoubtedly has one of the most impressive voices in the opera world. The timbre, of marble-like beauty, is impressive…« She has signed a contract for several recordings with Sony Classical, her debut album was released in 2022. Highlights of the 2023/24 season: Elisabetta in Don Carlo (Grand Théâtre de Genève), role debut Antonia in Les Contes d'Hoffmann at the Opéra national de Paris, Elsa in Lohengrin at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Violetta in La traviata at the Los Angeles Opera, Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier at the Santa Fe Opera. She made her debut at the Vienna State Opera in 2016 as Donna Anna (Don Giovanni) and has also sung Countess (Le nozze di Figaro), Marguerite (Faust), Desdemona, Mimì (La bohème) and Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus).

Performances with Rachel Willis-Sørensen

Saison 2024-25
Wed
05 Feb
19:00 — 22:00
Giuseppe Verdi
Oper Main Stage

with Artur Rucinski, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Clémentine Margaine, Vittorio Grigolo, Ilja Kazakov, Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi

Il Trovatore

Cast at Wednesday 5. February 2025

Il Conte di Luna

Artur Rucinski

Leonora

Rachel Willis-Sørensen * *instead of Maria Agresta

Regie

Daniele Abbado

Bühnenbild

Graziano Gregori

Kostüme

Carla Teti

Licht

Alessandro Carletti

Regiemitarbeit

Boris Stetka

Bühnenbild-Mitarbeit

Angelo Linzalata