Rachel Willis-Sorensen: Song to the Moon from Rusalka by Dvorak

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  • Опубліковано 4 гру 2017
  • For almost 40 years, the Richard Tucker Award has been granted to an American singer poised on the edge of a major national and international career, with a list of winners that reads like a who's who of American opera stars, including Renée Fleming, Stephanie Blythe, Lawrence Brownlee, Matthew Polenzani and Christine Goerke.

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  • @cashelnd
    @cashelnd 2 роки тому +12

    Several posts on this page have commented on the special quality of the timbre of Willis-Sorensen's voice, and I agree -- I suppose it's fair to say that all artists who reach this stature have something distinctive about their instrument, but then there are some whose voice is instantly recognizable (to name just a few: Fleming, Dessay, Radvanovsky, Te Kanawa), and I think Willis-Sorensen is in that company. An extraordinarily moving voice.

  • @christiaandhooghe
    @christiaandhooghe 6 років тому +21

    That timbre is so personal and warm. Reminding me a lot of Renee Fleming and the Dutch soprano Charlotte Margiono. Great musician!

  • @liguoriify
    @liguoriify 5 років тому +19

    I witnessed her last night in the role of Rusalka at San Francisco Opera, which will live as one of the most memorable opera performances I've ever seen. She is breathtaking, superbly in control of her extraordinary instrument. I am definitely a new fan. Bravo, Rachel!

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 4 роки тому

      Michelle Bradley will sing Elvira in Ernani with San Francisco Opera in 2020. I heard Bradley as Aïda a few weeks ago at San Diego Opera. She was quite good.

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 4 роки тому

      Check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian. She is a young soprano, 30 years old, from San Diego County. Her voice is marvelous.

  • @lukasmaxa6387
    @lukasmaxa6387 Рік тому +2

    As a Czech I admire how she sings in my native language. I have just seen her in cinema - "Il Trovatore" - and she is really perfect.

  • @celestianna
    @celestianna 5 років тому +7

    i was lucky enough to witness her sing this role on stage at SF Opera just this past weekend. she owns it in this video, but seeing and hearing her live is something else! brava!

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 4 роки тому

      Michelle Bradley will sing Elvira in Ernani with San Francisco Opera in 2020. I heard Bradley as Aïda a few weeks ago at San Diego Opera. She was quite good.

  • @lomfidi
    @lomfidi 5 років тому +3

    Beautiful!

  • @dab505279
    @dab505279 6 років тому +3

    Yes indeedy, super - the vocal and the passion that comes through.

  • @Rosangela161
    @Rosangela161 4 роки тому +2

    Exceptional voice. Thanks

  • @bravostar2
    @bravostar2 3 роки тому +1

    Brava!!!! what a voice!!

  • @xxsladexx2670
    @xxsladexx2670 3 роки тому +2

    Sei una soprano meravigliosa! !

  • @wm.traynor1143
    @wm.traynor1143 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful!👏👏👏

  • @shin-i-chikozima
    @shin-i-chikozima 6 років тому +1

    素晴らしいね!せつせつと歌い上げていますよ。あなたのやさしき魂が人の心のしこりを解きほぐしてくれることでしょう。美声が心に染み込んでいきますね!

  • @shin-i-chikozima
    @shin-i-chikozima 5 років тому +2

    My heart is quivered by the outpouring of the heart of Water,s Spirit in love .

  • @len0rmand_guy417
    @len0rmand_guy417 4 роки тому +6

    The voice tone somehow reminds me with Jessye Norman 😢

  • @irinadz
    @irinadz 3 роки тому +3

    The guy that’s turning the pages for a pianist has the sceariest job ever...

  • @mariopinot9187
    @mariopinot9187 3 роки тому +1

    Nice .

  • @RHS_video_club
    @RHS_video_club 2 роки тому +1

    does anyone have an idea what microphone that is being used on the piano?

  • @YadaiDelacruz
    @YadaiDelacruz 6 років тому +7

    Su voz me recuerda a Renée Fleming ♡♡

  • @adriennefuller4984
    @adriennefuller4984 2 роки тому +2

    also great Frederica von Stade! Adri xx

  • @irinadz
    @irinadz 3 роки тому

    3:00 😳 She’s human!!! ❤️

  • @martinlang4479
    @martinlang4479 6 років тому +4

    She can come and sing that for me any time she likes. Great control. A tad slow.

    • @captebbtide
      @captebbtide 5 років тому +2

      She'll charge a fee, of course. These opera folks don't just sing for their supper. It's how they make their living.

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 5 років тому

      check out the young soprano Kasondra Kazanjian...she has an amazing voice

  • @richardvergara
    @richardvergara 6 років тому +15

    Does anyone else think she sounds just like Renee Fleming?

    • @draganvidic2039
      @draganvidic2039 6 років тому +21

      R. Benedict Vergara No, this is a much bigger voice leaning towards jugendlicher dramatischer german repertory.
      Fleming’s is a creamy lyric, maybe some similarities in timbre but not so much else.

    • @greatmomentsofopera7170
      @greatmomentsofopera7170 6 років тому +5

      In the hall her voice is actually the same size as Fleming, or smaller in my experience. Her Marschallin and Meistersinger Eva were decidedly small scale at ROH. Her Gutrune a few years ago was perfection however.
      I don't think she sounds much like Fleming, the vibrato is tenser. She is capable of wonderful things.

    • @draganvidic2039
      @draganvidic2039 6 років тому +2

      Great moments of opera Ok interesting!
      She will not try to sing belcanto I guess... Fleming’s is of course produced in a perfect way so it should project accordingly.

    • @greatmomentsofopera7170
      @greatmomentsofopera7170 6 років тому

      As you can tell from my channel, I am a huge Fleming fan, but now that she is no longer singing opera and past her prime, I am always looking for the next great soprano. Rachel Willis Sorensen is definitely one of the best of the next generation, but I'm not sure if she is a true great... She's still very young though, so has time to develop. I love this Wagner: ua-cam.com/video/I_EBmhFv06s/v-deo.html so hopefully she will develop fully into this repertoire.

    • @draganvidic2039
      @draganvidic2039 6 років тому

      Great moments of opera Hope she doesn’t jump into a too heavy roles too fast. It’s popular and you can go directly to Norma and then sound strident as Tosca...
      (Yoncheva)

  • @jeffreymafereka9477
    @jeffreymafereka9477 6 років тому +5

    Pianist needs legato

  • @jjh2456
    @jjh2456 6 років тому +2

    I want her to sing the Queen of the Night. She’s got the voice for it, and has pretty good coloratura.

    • @dudeforcaster8630
      @dudeforcaster8630 5 років тому +8

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, seriously? Better to remain silent and thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

    • @vincec8218
      @vincec8218 4 роки тому

      Check out soprano Kasondra Kazanjian.

  • @yon8378
    @yon8378 Рік тому

    Too much vibrato. Not evident in aby of her other recordings that I have heard

  • @jeffreymafereka9477
    @jeffreymafereka9477 6 років тому +5

    Pianist needs legato