Grand Tier Grab Bag

Step-mothers and sons

Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Stephen Costello make their returns to the Met later this month and Grand Tier Grab Bag anticipates their performances by sharing them in the Act II duet from Don Carlo recorded in Munich this spring as well as a taste of Willis-Sørensen’s Liebestod

By Parterre Box

November 6, 2025

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Costello, who has sung numerous times with the company since his debut in 2007 and will return to the role he is featured in today in Dallas this spring, is back in the familiar role of Rodolfo in La bohème. Willis-Sørensen, on the other hand, sings her very first performances as Arabella next week following her turn as Leonora last season. This new role concludes a year that has brought debuts as both Norma and Thaïs. A sample of the latter can be heard below, as can a bonus sample of Willis-Sørensen singing the Liebestod under the baton of Keri-Lynn Wilson.