American soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen is known for her portrayal of Verdi heroines, performing roles such as Leonora, Elisabetta and Desdemona, as part of her seasons that also include Mozart, Strauss, Puccini and Wagner, among other composers. A regular guest at the leading opera houses around the world, Le Monde enthused, "…the American soprano has without a doubt one of the most impressive voices in the opera world. The timbre, of marmoreal beauty, is striking, the projection telluric…" In recent seasons, she has performed at leading opera houses around the world - both in operas and in concert - and is a regular guest at the Metropolitan Opera, Wiener Staastoper, and Royal Ballet and Opera. She has released two acclaimed solo albums for Sony, and in 2025, she was honored with the Beverly Sills Artist Award.

Rachel Willis-Sørensen’s 2025/26 season showcases a range of major house returns, concert performances, and two highly anticipated role debuts. She begins the season with her role debut in the title role of Thaïs at the Théâtre du Capitole and makes another significant role debut as Arabella at the Metropolitan Opera. She returns to the Bayerische Staatsoper as Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus, and as Leonora in Il trovatore, and at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, she reprises the role of Violetta in La traviata. She appears as Elsa in Lohengrin at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden and returns to the Bayerische Staatsoper. On the concert stage, she joins the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, and performs Strauss’s Four Last Songs with the Basque National Orchestra. The season concludes with her return to the Glyndebourne Festival in the title role of Ariadne auf Naxos.