Sumi Jo - Puccini - Gianni Schicchi - O Mio Babbino Caro

[piassojoe]

Right to the core of my being. I'm speechless.

[chinaman612]

My love, my life. I would give it all to Sumi Jo.

[chinaman612]

Having seen her perform Mozart in London recently, I can confirm my whole outlook on life has changed. I now look forward to every day, instead of dreading every day, because each day brings me closer to the time when I shall see her again. She fills my heart with joy and is perfect in every way. A true star. I love Sumi Jo.

[rmcinuk]

@chinaman612 I fully concur.

You and I share a great but hopeless passion.

All I can do is commend you on your exquisite taste!

[cscdigitalgraphics]

It is wonderful how she can combine her East heritage with Western culture.

[Hexenweib1971]

Absolutly wonderful *****

[Bethalaine]

Sumi Jo is my favorite opera singer. EVER. More than Bartoli, or Callas, or any of them. Her diction is wonderful... the way she floats notes up the heavens themselves... and her falls are INCREDIBLE. Everything about her voice is wonderful... such a beautiful, pure, lyrical voice.

[micaheunice93]

mi piace, è bello, bello.

Babbo, pietà, pietà!

<3

[hommie4112]

THESE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO STAND! Sumi is an angel.

[DaTazGal]

@hommie4112 It was held in S. Korea.  You are right, they do not know what standing ovation is. I don't mean this is any sarcastic ways. In their culture, clapping is at best.

[micaheunice93]

one of my favorite aria! <3

[sunrise1219]

Thank you so much... "A voice from heaven" is the praise lavished on Sumi Jo by the late Herbert Von Karajan!!! Sumi Jo We Love you~♥Congratulations

[MrDanielatataru]

Yes,the nicest interpretation i ever heard!!!

[ikkinique]

just amazing.

[giraffasaurus17]

1:57 - 2:05 EPIC HIGH NOTE!

[sliq1]

I met Sumi Jo in Montreal and I must say she's an absolutely stunning person. So down to earth, friendly yet charismatic at the same time. Iots of love!

[rmcinuk]

@sliq1

Oh! deep deep envy

[CanTake8]

Just found out she is the operatic voice for Veda in the HBO production of "Mildred Pierce." Heavenly and beautiful!

[TwistingWays]

OMG that crescendo into a sp just took my breath away.

[Luciano3240]

Truly a star. Truly a diva.

[vasilioshaukia]

my favourite voice of all times!

[rmcinuk]

@vasilioshaukia

Yes yes yes

[RAE10182504]

40 people do not like beautiful music.

[rmcinuk]

@RAE10182504

Of course voice appeciation is all subjective but as far as I am concerned its their loss

[Mariaris8]

Me gusta mucho Sumi Jo, es versátil, talentosa y limpia en sus interpretación, canta sin grandes aspavientos y el resultado es maravilloso. Gracias

[Zebrinne]

Sa voix plane sans aucun effort, et coule avec fluidité. Très beau !!!

[Cucurigu25]

type this on youtube: "romanii au talent Narcis Iustin" amazing ;)

[joseph14aps]

estoy enamorado ella !!! hermosa voz BRAVOOO!!!

[rotehexe131]

She has the most beautiful voice!!!!!!!

[Bemi121]

Super Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!Germargint

[Bemi121]

Tetszik, a hangja gyönyörű, bársonyosan símogató, nekem talán a vége egy kicsit túlzottan el van nyújtva.

[ailtonpo]

Magnífico, primoroso!!!! SBC-SP 26-01-11

[Jeangeldark]

Jamais vi interpretação tão linda... AMAZING

[ClassicalJelly]

Stunning. Time 1:55 to end -- such perfect control, such beautiful tone. No one has ever rendered this more beautifully.

[dulcetwaterford]

I am a big fan but never heard her sing this what a beautiful faultless version

[ageordieboy]

Obviously what you like is entirely subjective and no one is right or wrong....but Sumi Jo is by far my favourite soprano. I just think she is exquisite! I also love the mezzo soprano Ah-Kyung Lee who she sings the flower duet with! She is stunning too!

[dulCISSIMA1]

i think this is one of the most short arias i have ever heard and one of the most powerful.so many emotions in a short piece of music...GREAT PUCCINI!!!

[liljay703]

SUMI JO THE BEST SOPRANO EVER.

[hunniedelite]

beautiful tone!! new favorite! <3

[litamamita]

lovely, check out Maria Callas though

[raindropsneverfall]

Opera is more a European thing but this one...she puts them to blame. She has complete control of her voice, so magnifique!

[salacoz]

just like heaven..

[hmkincaid]

DAMN she's good



[LizzieHoganSinging]

Very talented, Very gifted, Very lucky and......  very jealous! :) i hope to be this good one day

[NothingED]

this aria was written for sumi jo she is incredible! just incredible

[kyrio5a]

Wow! I've just stumbled upon this name: Sumi Jo. I've always adored sopranos, especially coloraturas, but this one... is just... impeccable! And she's Korean! Wow!

[takkifan]

@kyrio5a: Glad you found Sumi Jo. She's THE best lyric coloratura in my book. Isn't she just amazing?

[kyrio5a]

@takkifan Yeah! The biggest surprise is that... she's an Asian! One in a thousand, I guess, to make such a succesful career as an opera singer, while keeping her root as an Asian. I'm proud of her!

[capemay8]

Such a flawless performance and her presentation is superb. She sings with such feeling ----I love this aria and she makes this my favorite of all time. This is definitely the best!!

[tienanhnguyen]

her technique is flawless ! I have never seen her struggle with any arias !

[MyRepresentativeOrg]

Wow this is beautiful

[sheccid835]

cosa vuole dire babbino? è che non parlo molto bene l'italiano

ma, questa canzone è bellissima, mi fa piangere =(

[hiflip57]

I am no expert in opera or voice...but, my goodness! Her voice is so beautiful and seems to make many other sopranos appear lacking. I mean no disrespect to the many great artists that are out there, but here, on Youtube, Sumi Jo owns this song.

[TheNeutralSteroid]

Flawless! Bravo!

[koopras]

exellent perfect Ilove her.

[rioj77]

Her voice is absolutely exquisite.

[MrDavethebrave09]

Sumi jo is without doubt the finest Soprano in the world today. The beauty and depth of her voice and her breath control, make for the ultimate singer. Long may she reign as the Queen of the high C's

[OTTERKINGO8]

She makes it look so effortless. Lovely!

[Od3tt301]

She's amazing!

[Pugophile]

Empress Sumi.

[yoonyeseo12]

Voice from Heaven.... Beautiful Voice~! *^---^*

[sumimimi0]

reason why she is using mike? because it is outside, without mike, the people from way back cannot hear.

[tenor220]

Not my favorite interpretation, but very good.

[micaldo22]

tremendo el puccini men, vamos boca!!!

[zaza012a69]

Selon moi, la plus belle voix au monde. Perfection....rien de plus a ajouter!!

[rmcinuk]

Her beauty and vocal perfection will never be surpassed!

Sumi Jo has no equals

[gabbs312]

Amazing!

[Odonnolly]

This has got to be her best performance ever. I simply adore her to pieces.

[GiorgioDan]

ohg....thats was amazing....forteeee...and she jump to piano very fast......perfect technique......BRAVO

[jd1906sf]

This is amazing. I've heard most every soprano sing this marvelous aria. This is my absolute favorite: the sweet, ethereal, emotional reading, the remarkable tone and voice. I've never heard this aria sung so beautifully. She is amazing.

[fonteyn9]

Incomparable! Exquisite! There are no words sufficient to describe her. She has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard, and I've listened for 40 years.

[rmcinuk]

Totally agree

I have adored her since her first recordings. Cd covers do her no justice.

It's a good thing I only recently discovered how beautiful she is in "real life" or I might have wasted my life in hopeless dreams

[wintori]

wooooww i love sumi jo!

[kesleropera]

gosh, she makes me cry. This is wonderful. Her beautiful voice gives me goose bumps in a fantastic way. Love you Sumi. Great work of art.

Thank you smoothiw for posting this video.

[sumimimi0]

i think this and the other version of her is the best for this aria. i heard her singing when she came to singapore to sing! incredible! i cried

[krsdominion11222]

words cant describe how beautiful this song is

[eidi2000]

super great.........

[florentinatf]

Amazing voice, extremely talented...

[etoiledelkirov]

She is perfect

[gpj318]

Canta prá caralho!

Que coisa linda...

[hugobrownofficial]

Sumi Jo is awesome I hope she comes to Australia an performs... Amazing talent

[syazwanjunaidi6]

i like da dynamics!!!!!!!

[magghot]

the bestttttttttttttttttttt.......­.

[aljones07]

Although everyone can't be Fleming, Callas, or even Caballe, she did an amazing job. Especially with the breath control of the portamento as the final "pieta." I Loved it. Shear Talent!

[secretmax07]

are your ears still attached to your head? sumi jo is better than the "great" callas in many other songs...i don't know what drives ppl to ignore new&better singers...

[aljones07]

My words were what they meant before you fully read and understood the reply (She is not one of those names that I listed because of age, style, years of training, and rep...BUT as stated..."she did an amazing job. Especially with the breath control of the portamento as the final "pieta." I Loved it. Shear Talent!" (in short terms: she was great, and will be greater in years to come as she builds her rep: read between text for full understanding. Remember everything isn't always put in color

[chatts1000]

absolutely agree with secretmax07

Sumi far surpasses both Callas and Fleming

[secretmax07]

then u should watch something else perhaps? :)

[nichtsleezy]

Believe me, I do and I will. It was just a serious mistake to have tuned in...

[roalgoro]

Hermosa interpretación... algo diferente de lo q estaba acostumbrado a oir... pero sin lugar a dudas una performance brillante...

saludos!

[GodLoveMusic7]

She's beautiful and she sings beautiful! Gos bless her. I love everything she does and I'm glad there's singers like her out there cause I have someone with a lighter voice to listen to as I too am a light voice.

[sumimimi0]

if you think this is to light, go for her another version. that is much heavier. and other sopranos sang like her you mean they all suck?

[sesshyssoulmate]

Well this song is meant for soubrettes, and soubrettes tend to have a lighter tone.

[johanncanon02]

You doesn't have to always judge on what should be the voice....everybody has their own way of expression....you should respect that.

[RickBanner]

her voice is too light. This is Puccini, that means more power, darkness and weight in the voice

[Od3tt301]

Lovely voice!

[nickhershey]

Gorgeous - tremendous control in the high pianissimo notes - yet, to my taste, she lingers over the last one a bit too long - interrupts the flow of the song. But that's just my taste - I prefer a slightly more natural interpretation. But this is beautiful.

[littleredridinhood55]

amazing

[gamblecampbell]

Absolutely perfect.

[melfinaa]

sumi is one of my fav singers. She sounds a bit muted on the highs in this version. pretty good overall, singing live is difficult

[sandsstorms]

wow que voz, mis respetos para ella, vivaldi no me gusto como canto, pero esta es muy buena version, bravo!!

[sexyxander1807]

This is probs my fave version. She does it beautifully!!!  Go Sumi!

[kwonyoungim]

Perfect.

[yoonyeseo12]

Voice from heaven~! I love her voice... I feel like I'm feeling God ~!

[ivankubovic]

uzasne

[georgewu5]

SO TALENTED !---DANCEWU(DOT)NET

[dibelonious]

Awesome voice!

[dibelonious]

Hey owner. If you save the video with 1280 x 720 and aspect ratio 16:9 you're going to  get widescreen.

[BPFanatico]

Bloody amazing, she came to my country twice to perform! Wish I could see her live, my mum and brother went to see her during her second time!

[Monrocsol]

Perfect.

[anciayeye]

Esplendida voz.

[forallyouknow]

WOW. Perfect. The pianissimo at the sol-sharp ("bello"), and the pianississimo at "pieta"--perfect interpretations.

[Menn019]

This is a beautyfull version, and i've heard a few. She sings it not to big, with feeling...

My first five out of five stars...

[luciosuriano]

La Callas ha finalmente una degna erede

[micioamilano]

oh gesù!

[yodavidnavarro]

Miss Jo is a blessing. One of the few singers that are truly talented and deserve a place in history!

[DriveOnPay]

just beautiful!

[nzlove]

omg it's so frickin' annoying when people criticise an Asian for not being able to speak a European/Western language perfectly!!!It's almost impossible for an Asian to speak a European/Western language like English or Italian perfectly unless they've been taught to speak it fluently at a young age!The same goes for Europeans trying to speak an Asian langauge!They're just completely different!It's not as easy as a French person trying to learn it :(

[nzlove]

and please don't go all PC on me about my use of European/Western in y comment..that's not the point people..

[contradictioncounter]

I totally agree nzlove.

[nzlove]

Thank you!At least some people understand :)

[kalex94]

The control she has over her voice is absolutely stunning.

Sumi Jo is one of the few truly talented people you can find, no matter what these silly, trite comments say.

[nitramgnal]

I am so grateful that Youtube exists, allowing me to hear and see such beauty.

[weaponsdrawn]

Amen.

[keesslager]

sweet as it was meant to be.

so sweet, and so strange. but she conveys the message that is about love.

[contradictioncounter]

perfectly said keesslager

[contradictioncounter]

Truly inspiring. Thank you for posting.

[wizardry95]

Can someone tell me what's the difference between the puccini version and the schicchi version and give me further details about this aria in relation to these composers. thanks

[nurgino]

Gianni Schicchi is the name of the opera. Puccini is the composer.

[japanawon]

amAzing!

[noncondition]

Very fresh voice, amazing soprano.

[lewdatick25]

perfect opera singer. i want to sing like her.

[Gabilondddd]

WOW OH MY GOD! THIS LADY HAS ASTONISHED ME PROFOUNDLY! she is very good! I never ever leave comments.. but I just thought this lady is awesome! thank you for posting this wonderful video of her

[spiderchic45]

utterly beautiful

she sounds amazing

[jasmingalmarini]

ajjaja mal ''elpalomagico''

[gbpoke]

este video esta kriminal ya k sumi jo tiene una voz muy hermosa y me gusta mas escucharlo en sopranos k en tenores sumi jo kantas hermoso gracias x darnos tu voz

[forallyouknow]

her technique is usually very pristine, and there is barely any breathlessness with her, and in some arias (like this one), it works to great effect. very tender--lovely.

[cookiesNrainbows]

is her italian really that bad? i thought she was fluent speaker

[Picquet]

Possibly it is. But I dont understand Italian, so it sounds just as good to me anyway :p

[giappi76]

Her pronunciation is perfect.

[elpalomagico]

goddammit, shut up and enjoy the music already

[nitramgnal]

I could not agree more. There are so many "experts" who use this site to try to show how clever they (think they) are. It's really annoying. "Shut up and enjoy the music already" is a perfectly appropriate riposte.

[morosefelicity]

True! I very very agree with you! No need to over-analyze to realize that she sang it beautifully.

[elisek1984]

lovely refreshing interpretation

[chrisibzu]

Su voz quedaría más bien, creo yo, para Donizetti o cosas así... Verdi o Puccini le quedan pesados... pero canta muy bien!

[carlitospop]

Totalmente de acuerdo. Como el despropósito de oir a un lírico-ligero como Pavarotti cantando el "Nessun dorma". O a la Callas cantando "Carmen", o a Domingo cantando "El barbero... ". Todos grandísimos cantantes, pero Kraus no hubiera hecho NUNCA eso. Supongo que estaría conforme con el dinero que ganaba.

[postman1008]

A very soft, delicate and refined version of this aria. I'm glad I found it.

[AnoMundi]

I just love her! She is AWESOME! Diva! Bravissima!

[odisej69]

she id great singer, but i agree that her italian is horrible...

but never mind, she is great :)

[giappi76]

That's not true.

She has a perfect pronunciation.

[searnold56]

Shes soooooo good but god her italian is bad

[noncondition]

Dear all ,

can we talk just about Opera and ignore people who only wants to disturb everybody ?

You'll be unable to convince them. So, don't waste your valuable time.

[noncondition]

Really fantastic. Very, very nice.

[vircabutar]

truly an angelic voice

[chryssanthemum]

good!! to hell with racial differences as long as you can do something good you are truly a grace to humanity!!!

[cristycr]

Me encanta Puccini.Sumi Jo -bella voz gran sensibilidad;"O mio babino caro "en ella es tan hermoso igual al de la grande María Callas y la joven Charlotte Church. Las 3 un coro angeles...!Lindo..........!

[kiwi7777777]

Puccini would be proud of Sumi Jo ... a true Diva.

[pecorarossarddu]

grande esecuzione ed ottima dizione italiana!!!!! meraviglioso

[Webarton]

i seriously think she is one of the best singers of our time.

[illfatedsoul]

wow

[emmyrams]

pretty good! i like her.

[nzlove]

limacs, I feel sorry for you..how lonely you must have been to make such absurd a comment!It's ok!I don't think the world will ever want to totally accept racists, but perhaps you could somehow wedge yourself in with all the other normal people

[sujinshin6291]

Yet I show an infinitely huger amount of maturity than you. Your racist comments are not appreciated here.

[savetheworldpagan]

was that comment for me I love all japanese asians and i have no time for racsiast westerners or americans they are not the civilized world japan is the civilized world asia is the way forward and us scots r sick of being used by english and american like a newclear fairground.......peace out all

[smoothiw]

Sumi Jo is Korean, not Japanese.

[savetheworldpagan]

Exuse my arrogance I did not know she was korean ....This is the first time I have heard her and the limacs making fun of japanese lead me to thinking she was japanese..........exuse my arrogance again she sings lovely though..Happy Xmas

[smoothiw]

I just gave you exact information about her. I didn't mean to blame you at all. The real one to be blamed is limacs. I think that her nationality is not important. Though I'm a Korean, I love dessay, callas, sutherland, battle and netrebko, and so on.

Thank you for your kind reply. Happy Xmas.

[savetheworldpagan]

I appreciate it very much She sings lovley and nationallity does not matter and I hate rasciest comments about any nation .........she sings better than the westerners and thats the truth....they are just jelouse that an asian woman can out sing their singers.....I also thank you for your kind reply and wish you a happy new year....xxx

[Sweetthang9]

Have you ever heard of grammar? No? Punctuation? Didn't think so.....Keep your illiterate, jank ass comments to your white trash self....sound good? Didn't think so.

[sujinshin6291]

Nothing. But something is obviously wrong with you. Please go back to your cave and leave the rest of the civilized world alone.

[sujinshin6291]

Amazing. The best rendition of this aria...ever.

[savetheworldpagan]

if ur american this is from scotland go fuk urself..dont piss us off and get ur neu clear weapons out of our fukin river........