Willis-Sørensen headlines a successful Arabella revival at the Met

Rachel Willis-Sørensen (Arabella)

Julie Roset (Fiakermilli) and chorus

Tomasz Konieczny (Mandryka) and Rachel Willis-Sørensen (Arabella)

Tomasz Konieczny (Mandryka)

Louise Alder (Zdenka)

By Ako Imamura, 11 November 2025

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“Rachel Willis-Sørensen, making her role debut, was a creamy-voiced, elegant Arabella”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 10 November 2025

Strauss R., Arabella

Metropolitan Opera

Nicholas Carter, Conductor

Otto Schenk, Director

Günther Schneider-Siemssen, Set Designer

Milena Canonero, Costume Designer

Gil Wechsler, Lighting Designer

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Arabella

Tomasz Konieczny, Mandryka

Louise Alder, Zdenka

Brindley Sherratt, Count Waldner

Karen Cargill, Adelaide

Pavol Breslik, Matteo

Julie Roset, The Fiakermilli

Eve Gigliotti, A fortune-teller

Evan LeRoy Johnson, Count Elemer

Ricardo José Rivera, Count Dominik

Ben Brady, Count Lamoral

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Ako Imamura

Atsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to ﬁnance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.

Rachel Willis-Sørensen headlines a successful revival of Arabella at the Met