Erin Morley, Susanna Phillips & Rachel Willis-Sørensen Lead Houston Symphony Orchestra’s 2023-24 Season

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The Houston Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal highlights. The season opens with Juraj Valčuha conducting Erin Morley in a program of music by Messiaen, Poulenc, and Ravel. Performance Dates: Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2023 Juraj Valčuha conducts Brahms’ “German Requiem” with soloists Lauren Snouffer and Andrew Foster-Williams. The program also includes Takemitsu’s Requiem {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Sondra Radvanovsky & Rachel Willis-Sørensen Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get a chance to listen to a high-anticipated recording of Puccini’s final opera. There are also several world premiere recordings and solo albums. All in the Sound: New Vocal Music by Peter Dayton Navona Records will release Peter Dayton‘s art songs which pair voices with instruments as varied as violin, harp, and celesta in addition to {…}

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Sony Classical Announces Exclusive Signing of Rachel Willis-Sørensen’s Self-Titled Debut Album ‘Rachel’

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Photo: Sandra Ludewig Sony Classical has announced the exclusive signing of soprano Rachel Willis Sørensen’s self-titled debut album, “Rachel.” The prestigious label also announced the release of a new single, showcasing the recording’s first work, Dvořák’s “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém (Song to the Moon).” The single is now available on Apple Music’s playlist “The Classical Voice.” Sørensen stated on the {…}

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Eun Sun Kim, Rachel Willis-Sørensen & Jamie Barton Lead San Francisco Opera’s Live and In Concert: The Homecoming

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San Francisco Opera is set to present “Live and In Concert: The Homecoming” on Sept. 10. The concert will feature Music Director Eun Sun Kim alongside soloists Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Jamie Barton. The concert will be held at the War Memorial Opera House and will be simulcast at Oracle Park. Kim, Willis-Sørensen, and Barton first performed together in the company’s 2019 production of {…}

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Sondra Radvanovsky, Russell Thomas, Jamie Barton, Brandon Jovanovich, Rachel Willis-Sørensen Headline San Francisco Opera’s August 2021 Streams

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San Francisco Opera has announced its streams for the month of August 2021. The company will stream two operas this month, including an Italian classic as well as an iconic German masterpiece. All performances can be watched directly on the company’s official website. First up will be a stream of a 2015 staging of Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.” The {…}

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Marina Rebeka, Ermonela Jaho, Golda Schultz, Rachel Willis-Sørensen & Ludovic Tézier Headline Radio France’s 2021-22 Season

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Radio France has announced its 2021-22 season. For the purpose of this article we will focus only on the vocal works. Here is a look. Operas Ravel’s “L’Enfant et les sortilèges” spotlights Jodie Devos, Clara Guillon, Adèle Charvet, Marie Lenormand, Élodie Méchain, Antoine Normand, Régis Mengus, and Paul Gay. Mikko Franck conducts. Performance date: Oct. 1, 2021, Philharmonie de Paris {…}

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Rachel Willis-Sørensen to Replace Anna Netrebko in ‘Il Trovatore’

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The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona has announced that Rachel Willis-Sørensen will sing the role of Leonora in Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” replacing Anna Netrebko. The news comes a day after Netrebko was forced to withdraw from the Oct. 1 and 4 performances due to contracting COVID-19. Willis-Sørensen is currently performing “La Traviata” at the Opera de Bordeaux and is {…}

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Artist of the Week: Rachel Willis-Sørensen

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(Credit: Eric Bouloumié) After months of closure, the Opéra de Bordeaux opens its 2020-21 season with a modified production of Verdi’s beloved “La Traviata.” The masterpiece will get a starry cast including Rachel Willis-Sørensen, who makes her role debut as Violetta. Since her win at the Operalia competition in 2014, Willis-Sørensen has become well known for her lush sound and {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Pretty Yende, & Natalie Dessay Highlight Opéra National de Bordeaux’s 2020-21 Season

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The Opéra National de Bordeaux in France has announced its 2020-21 season featuring five operas and several recitals and concerts. Opera Paul Daniel conducts a new production of Verdi’s “La Traviata” by Pierre Rambert. Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Elbenita Kajtazi alternate the role of Violetta with Benjamin Bernheim and Kevin Amiel as Alfredo and Lionel Lhote and Anthony Clark-Evans as Germont. {…}

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Erin Morley, Susanna Phillips & Rachel Willis-Sørensen Lead Houston Symphony Orchestra’s 2023-24 Season

Jonas Kaufmann, Sondra Radvanovsky & Rachel Willis-Sørensen Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Sony Classical Announces Exclusive Signing of Rachel Willis-Sørensen’s Self-Titled Debut Album ‘Rachel’

Eun Sun Kim, Rachel Willis-Sørensen & Jamie Barton Lead San Francisco Opera’s Live and In Concert: The Homecoming

Sondra Radvanovsky, Russell Thomas, Jamie Barton, Brandon Jovanovich, Rachel Willis-Sørensen Headline San Francisco Opera’s August 2021 Streams

Marina Rebeka, Ermonela Jaho, Golda Schultz, Rachel Willis-Sørensen & Ludovic Tézier Headline Radio France’s 2021-22 Season

Rachel Willis-Sørensen to Replace Anna Netrebko in ‘Il Trovatore’

Artist of the Week: Rachel Willis-Sørensen

Anna Netrebko, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Pretty Yende, & Natalie Dessay Highlight Opéra National de Bordeaux’s 2020-21 Season