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ALBUMStrauss: Four Last SongsRachel Willis-Sørensen, Gewandhausorchester & Andris Nelsons
Albums by Rachel Willis-Sørensen
ALBUMStrauss: Four Last SongsRachel Willis-Sørensen, Gewandhausorchester & Andris Nelsons
ALBUMRachelRachel Willis-Sørensen, Jonas Kaufmann, Giovanni Sala, Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice & Frédéric Chaslin
Rachel Willis-Sørensen's Popular Music Videos
R. Strauss: Four Last Songs, TrV 296: No. 1, Frühling
Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Gewandhausorchester & Andris Nelsons
Wiener Blut, Wiener Blut - Live from Vienna (with Rachel Willis-Sørensen)
Jonas Kaufmann, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Jochen Rieder & Prague Philharmonia Orchestra
Lehár: Vilja-Lied (Live from Vienna)
Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Jochen Rieder & Prague Philharmonia Orchestra
Draussen in Sievering blüht schon der Flieder (From "Die Tänzerin Fanny Elssler")
Jonas Kaufmann, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Jochen Rieder & Prague Philharmonia Orchestra
Ach, wie so herrlich zu schaun (From "Eine Nacht in Venedig")
Jonas Kaufmann, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Jochen Rieder & Prague Philharmonia Orchestra
Dieser Anstand, so manierlich (From "Die Fledermaus")
Jonas Kaufmann, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Jochen Rieder & Prague Philharmonia Orchestra
Lippen schweigen (From "Die lustige Witwe")
Jonas Kaufmann, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Jochen Rieder & Prague Philharmonia Orchestra
Sei mir gegrüsst, Du holdes Venezia (From "Eine Nacht in Venedig")
Jonas Kaufmann, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Jochen Rieder & Prague Philharmonia Orchestra
Overture (From "Eine Nacht in Venedig")
Jonas Kaufmann, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Jochen Rieder & Prague Philharmonia Orchestra
Tik-Tak Polka, Op. 365
Jonas Kaufmann, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Jochen Rieder & Prague Philharmonia Orchestra
Artist Biography
Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen has a powerful voice and a wide repertory stretching from Mozart to the 20th century. In 2008, Willis-Sørensen also made her professional debut at the Utah Festival, singing the High Priestess in Verdi's Aïda. In 2009, she won the Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers in Houston, and the following year, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. More major recognition for Willis-Sørensen came with the first prize, Birgit Nilsson Prize, and Zarzuela Prize at Plácido Domingo's Operalia competition in 2014. In 2021-2022, she sang Mimi in Puccini's La bohème in a live online broadcast opposite star tenor Jonas Kaufmann, and she played Elsa in Wagner's Lohengrin at Oper Frankfurt. Willis-Sørensen was signed to a multi-album deal by the Sony Classical label and released her debut album, Rachel, in 2022.
Hometown
United States of America
Genre
Classical