Well what can you say then other that she is beautiful and a great talent. This was a marvelous performance. I have known about Sumi Jo for many years. I have the first CD that was available of her talent in the US. She has just become even better with the passing of time. BRAVO!
A performance of infinite quality. A stunning looker with a beautiful generosity of spirit. If you ever read comments on your YouTube videos Sumi Jo, please know that I am totally smitten.
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This is probably the most painful performance I've heard of this aria... I know Sumi is popular and I do respect her work but this kind of repertoire is just not comfortable for you Ms. Jo... for anyone who is interested... Edita Gruberova's rendition of this piece is frighteningly perfect (as with so many others).
@LQQKINBK Sincerely, I cant believe your words. If you came here to advertise for Mrs Gruberova, those who love opera know her already. I find your commentary unspeakable, biased and judgmental.
@smoothiw I did listen to the link you sent. Beautiful emotional interpretation, however, I just hear struggles in her voice on the technical side. It still sounds like she's rehearsing the piece and learning it rather than the final product. In my humble opinion, she's not a coloratura... the agility and lightness just isn't there. She would make one hell of a mezzo. I think her voice is strongest in that range of repertoire.
@LQQKINBK I've obviously heard many more renditions which cause me a cringe a bit.....this isn't one of them. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love the warmth in her voice. I do love Dessay's version, but I'm happy to listen to any of these greats and just marvel at the instrument and their skill.
I am just a little curious... isn't it wrong that her veins showed in the high pitch? 1:02 min. I don't know which note it's, I am just starting solfeggio and i am not really good (b-but ia m not giving up yet).
I am just thinking that neck looks like tense, but might be i am wrong... Can someone who knows about this topic reply?
I really can't stand these comparisons that simply don't make sense. Sumi Jo is a beautiful artist in her own right. Comparing her to Sutherland or Callas is not fair. I saw her in Rigoletto at the Met with Alfredo Kraus and they were both spectacular!
@Dymension I absolutely agree... The comparisons in order to deem who is best rather than to appreciate each vocalist's own stylings and giftings are so out of line.
@SakuraMochiKitty no all of theatre have amplification in front of stage, even Calls sang with mike in her concert. cheque the Calls DVDs released by EMI. even in 1960s photo you can see the mike in La scalla. and where the newest amplification equipment used for the first time is opera house. and don't imagine that 19th century people heard singers' voice without any difficulty. the situation was really bad. but they had no choice.
@icylakepaxphile Oh, I didn't know that. I've been hearing from opera singers-in-training that an opera singer needed to be able to project their voice across a large opera house without amplification. o:
@SakuraMochiKitty yes Theoretically it's true. the belcanto singing itself was the invention to satisfy the purpose. but from the late 19th centuries, the scale of opera house was became more bigger than the past. so there were constant difficulty to hear the singer's voice. new mega-size opera houses -teatro colon, metropolitan -was built after the invention of amplification ; )
@SakuraMochiKitty and they must have had more sensitive auditory sense just like premitive people than modern people. because before the discovery of electricty. the michanical noise must be more less than now..
Just finished watching mildred pierce miniseries on hbo and was blown away by the voice, now I have the true face of the most wonderful sound I have ever heard! Thanks whoever put this up for us to enjoy.
@patrickofreeman iv just finished watching the mildred pierce mini series... is she the women behind verta's voice??? thought it sounded familiour is this women who sings for verta? xx
@yoyozippy Yes. That's Sumi. Some more singers were used there. Puritani, Gilda, Queen of the night and the main theme (I'm chasing the rainbow) are Sumi's voice. First three were licensed from her recital & opera albums, and the last song was newly recorded for this film.
I'm sure we all have our favorite coloraturas and Sutherland, Gruberova, Robin (for her crazy range) Sills and Battle happen to be my favorites, but I find new favorites everyday. I think Jo did a marvelous job with Bell Song. Brava!
Wow, su canto es hermoso, me gusta porque tiene la sutileza y agilidad de una ligera como tal, pero su voz es consistente, tiene mucha presencia como una lirica. Es una excelente interpretacion de este aria tan dificil.
@bigus.....yeah you're right many times singers do make vocal/tech mistakes but see the thing is one would have to compare their rendition with the musical score written by the composer! Not some other singer. Every singer's voice is diffrent and so is there technique while singing so although it's very possible to compare two singers ( It's all repertory anyway), in the end it's really not fair.
she is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 But I have to say that natalie Dessay in the role of Lakme is unique. She´s great!!! Sumi has an amazign voice. But Natalie is Natalie. =) amazing singer.One of my favourites
the magical thing about professional singers is that to be able to sing something correctly, their musical ability has to exceed that of the song they are singing... she could more than likely sing it as fast as the wanted, but chose not to for interpretation purposes.
you can`t compare...are different voices...different way of feel the song....and also different techniques (well not different but it`s not the same for each body....that`s what i think...)
It's good but I think I prefer the sweeter and more innocent-sounding rendition of Natalie Dessay. Nonetheless, she does a good job. :D those pianissimo high notes are not easy to do!
Have you ever though 'this would sound just wonderful if I were not listening live, and not to a shitty audio clip on youtube, so I might as well go listen to Pantera?'
@feveroo7 i think its stupid to say that maria callas owns every other soprano. maybe YOU think that she was the best,and maybe lots of other people think that. but i personally don't like marias voice that much. and please,don't be childish now and start offending me or something. its just my opinion. and its just your opinion that callas was the best. i dont think she was,so what? just let everybody like the soprano he likes.
Brava Sumi Jo!!! She has marvelous technique!!! There's nothing "funny" in her lips. I also don't understand why people keep comparing her to Callas and Sutherland. They are singers of COMPLETELY DIFFERENT fachs...It's really ignorant to do that.
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Really a caricature of the aria. The opening section is jerky and mannered. Too much face pulling. And they say Joan Sutherland's diction was bad! Several of the sustained top notes are flat.
@vocalissimo1 allons-y, vous etes jaloux ou surement vous ne chantez pas, tan pis votre nom vocalissimo...c'est une des pages plus difficiles a chanter, elle le fait très bien!! Face pulling? Please!
you should say "perfect version for me" and don't forget there will be people who would say "dislike" to the version what you think "perfect", learn to respect (don't have to appreciate!) these god given talented divas before you insult them for your metter of taste! GD!
she is very good, but i dont think you can compare her to other singers. every singer is different, and none are better than the next. the only thing that matters is what enters your ears, and maybe her voice, sumi jo's, is more pleasant to you than Sutherland's of Callas's, but you still cannot compare them.
@preppybeast6293 Of course you can compare one singer with another. Is Florence Foster Jenkins' performance of this song equal to Sumi Jo's? Of course not. In our quest to make nobody feel bad, we sometimes skip necessary judgments of quality.
@preppybeast6293 i believe you can compare. some people do things right and some people do things wrong vocally/technically. musically its open for interpretation i think there. but vocally i absolutely think you can compare one singer to the next.
finwenluin.... porque la has adicionado como favorita si no es si buena?? como lo sabes que saltó 11compassos?? Tu pagina so tiene bandas de mierda, si preferes Dessay que haces aqui?? This dude is saying she ain'r good, and that she missed 11 tempos, now Delibes´Lakmé is not a very well "popular" ópera, so how does that dude knows she skipped 11 tempos?? Added her as a favorite and he says she is NOT GOOD, dude R U retarded??? ès retardado mental???
I did not say it is not good, I said that is not my full taste. I can not possibly prefer Dessay?. Lakmé is not popular but I do know this quite well, I know it jumped 11 bars, if you look at the score you'll see it's true. No offense friend, just because I was unflattering comment. Disqualify me or my page, my band or whatever, you are not objective and are fallacies, if you want to defend something they do it with arguments and not disqualifications.
No dije que no es buena, dije que no es de mi completo gusto. La he añadido porque quiero oir distintas interpretaciones, buenas y malas. No puedo preferir a Dessay acaso?. Lakmé no es popular pero yo si conozco esto bastante bien, sé que se saltó 11 compases, sólo lee la partitura. No te ofendas por un comentario poco halagador. Descalificándome a mi o mis páginas o lo que sea eres poco objetivo y falaz, pues si deseas defender algo hazlo con argumentos y no con descalificaciones.
Si, tienes razon, és buena mas non la mellor... Callas é para mim, nesta ária, LA MELLOR , si te gusta Lakmé puedes escrivir flower duet con Erika Miklosa y Bernadett Wiedemann, está quase PERFECTO, :))
In the South on our beach resorts ,Hooligans go there and everyday they make a mess, so, those special cops are called and they call ONLY the english BEEFS, I've spent 20 years of my life studying music, then this mamma boy comes here and comment about music... i've seen and heard the Greater Artists alive, then that dude started, I was speaking with finwenlin, we sorted everything out, np, yep, BEEFS ROFL
Que importa el final, la ultima nota, es maravillosa, estremece mis sentidos cada vez que la escucho, todos tiene uno que otro detalle, pero que mas da, si eres un fan, no importa, cada soprano es distinta, con sus tecnicas y variaciones, es por ello que son excelente, a mi gusto, Sumi es fabulosa, como otras tantas.
Totalmente de acuerdo. Aunque Sumi Jo esta dotada de una voz de coloratura excepcional, en esta aria siento que no la ha quedado muy bien. Y si, Natalie Dessay no tiene igual, es la nueva Edita Gruberova.
actually I've also found an F# on the "grossmachtige prinzessin"....she sang the original piece Strauss wrote in 1912...you can find it here on youtube ^^
well i dont really know her lowest note but i guess it is around c4 maybe.....her highest note is for sure F6# she sang it in "grossmachtige prinzessin", the original score Strauss wrote in 1912, you can find it here on youtube.hope i helped ^_^
Esto es un aria de opera...Lakmé, de Delibes...pero yo la incluyo en la sección "El asombro de Damasco"...porque la coreana Sumi Jo tiene un registro de voz asombroso... Escúchenla cantando "El Danubio Azul"...
She is absolutely wonderful.
perlfarben 3 days ago
Well what can you say then other that she is beautiful and a great talent. This was a marvelous performance. I have known about Sumi Jo for many years. I have the first CD that was available of her talent in the US. She has just become even better with the passing of time. BRAVO!
Shoreseeker2 3 weeks ago
A performance of infinite quality. A stunning looker with a beautiful generosity of spirit. If you ever read comments on your YouTube videos Sumi Jo, please know that I am totally smitten.
I unashsmedly love you Sumi Jo. X
chinaman612 1 month ago
¡Qué voz!
perlfarben 1 month ago
wow
richzero0 1 month ago
Love it especially starting at 1:38
firespawn0006 2 months ago
I can't believe in exactly 12 hours, I will be in spitting distance of my idol, my inspiration, my diva who I have been following for 5 years!
sandytheslayer 2 months ago
I was born in 1995 :)
tumaini14 2 months ago
LQQinkbk, Mezzo????? U are obviously ignorant when it comes to vocal fach
2002obie 3 months ago
She's not human! She is AWESOME.
hommie4112 3 months ago 3
Impresionante.
hastypower 5 months ago
my gosh i love her.
Tweterbird 5 months ago 2
amazing!!!
RomanticaProduction 5 months ago
lol i dropped my headphone when hear it
MonicaTjang 5 months ago
this version is good enough but 2001 is so much better. god damn she improved a lot!
sumimimi0 6 months ago
Amazing voice and beautiful piece.... Love it!!!!
nathalyone 6 months ago
Oh, I love her voice!
callawaymagicsyrup 6 months ago
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This is probably the most painful performance I've heard of this aria... I know Sumi is popular and I do respect her work but this kind of repertoire is just not comfortable for you Ms. Jo... for anyone who is interested... Edita Gruberova's rendition of this piece is frighteningly perfect (as with so many others).
LQQKINBK 6 months ago
@LQQKINBK Sincerely, I cant believe your words. If you came here to advertise for Mrs Gruberova, those who love opera know her already. I find your commentary unspeakable, biased and judgmental.
reclamantul 6 months ago 4
@LQQKINBK Are you deaf...? Her voice is divine.
ShmizzyMcGriddles 6 months ago
@LQQKINBK Try this. youtube. c o m / watch?v=DyjfsxxIY1g
smoothiw 6 months ago
@smoothiw I did listen to the link you sent. Beautiful emotional interpretation, however, I just hear struggles in her voice on the technical side. It still sounds like she's rehearsing the piece and learning it rather than the final product. In my humble opinion, she's not a coloratura... the agility and lightness just isn't there. She would make one hell of a mezzo. I think her voice is strongest in that range of repertoire.
LQQKINBK 5 months ago
@LQQKINBK I've obviously heard many more renditions which cause me a cringe a bit.....this isn't one of them. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I love the warmth in her voice. I do love Dessay's version, but I'm happy to listen to any of these greats and just marvel at the instrument and their skill.
petenjohn1 5 months ago
Yes rotcehra. She came from a Star far away. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL VOICE!
universoeterno1 7 months ago
This is the first time I had to change earphones from inner-ear to expensive headphones to get the quality of music. WOW.
oneteaspoon10 7 months ago
What a fantastic artist! I feel good all over when I hear this woman sing!
MrWileyCoyote 7 months ago 2
I am just a little curious... isn't it wrong that her veins showed in the high pitch? 1:02 min. I don't know which note it's, I am just starting solfeggio and i am not really good (b-but ia m not giving up yet).
I am just thinking that neck looks like tense, but might be i am wrong... Can someone who knows about this topic reply?
SakumaRyuichiNG 8 months ago
@SakumaRyuichiNG maybe it's because she turned around?@_@
fantasyfair2009 7 months ago
I really can't stand these comparisons that simply don't make sense. Sumi Jo is a beautiful artist in her own right. Comparing her to Sutherland or Callas is not fair. I saw her in Rigoletto at the Met with Alfredo Kraus and they were both spectacular!
Dymension 8 months ago 11
@Dymension I absolutely agree... The comparisons in order to deem who is best rather than to appreciate each vocalist's own stylings and giftings are so out of line.
LadyValentine930 3 months ago
How old is she now !?!?!?!
midnightrose414 8 months ago
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icylakepaxphile 9 months ago
Do they sing without microphones?
LaSerpentaCanta 9 months ago
@LaSerpentaCanta Yes. Opera singers have to be able to sing over an orchestra without amplification.
SakuraMochiKitty 9 months ago
@SakuraMochiKitty no all of theatre have amplification in front of stage, even Calls sang with mike in her concert. cheque the Calls DVDs released by EMI. even in 1960s photo you can see the mike in La scalla. and where the newest amplification equipment used for the first time is opera house. and don't imagine that 19th century people heard singers' voice without any difficulty. the situation was really bad. but they had no choice.
icylakepaxphile 9 months ago
@icylakepaxphile Oh, I didn't know that. I've been hearing from opera singers-in-training that an opera singer needed to be able to project their voice across a large opera house without amplification. o:
SakuraMochiKitty 9 months ago
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@SakuraMochiKitty yes Theoretically it's true. the belcanto singing itself was the invention to satisfy the purpose. but from the late 19th centuries, the scale of opera house was became more bigger than the past. so there were constant difficulty to hear the singer's voice. new mega-size opera houses -teatro colon, metropolitan -was built after the invention of amplification ; )
icylakepaxphile 9 months ago
@SakuraMochiKitty and they must have had more sensitive auditory sense just like premitive people than modern people. because before the discovery of electricty. the michanical noise must be more less than now..
icylakepaxphile 9 months ago
What an incredibly beautiful voice.
BiancaL17 9 months ago
Just finished watching mildred pierce miniseries on hbo and was blown away by the voice, now I have the true face of the most wonderful sound I have ever heard! Thanks whoever put this up for us to enjoy.
patrickofreeman 9 months ago 23
@patrickofreeman iv just finished watching the mildred pierce mini series... is she the women behind verta's voice??? thought it sounded familiour is this women who sings for verta? xx
yoyozippy 6 months ago
@yoyozippy Yes. That's Sumi. Some more singers were used there. Puritani, Gilda, Queen of the night and the main theme (I'm chasing the rainbow) are Sumi's voice. First three were licensed from her recital & opera albums, and the last song was newly recorded for this film.
smoothiw 6 months ago
Its actually Dilber Yunus used on Mildred Pierce.
ExistentiaDementia 5 months ago
@ExistentiaDementia It's Sumi Jo
disneylandman66 4 months ago
@patrickofreeman Hmmm, I'm pretty sure it's the voice of Dilbèr Yunus we hear in Mildred Pierce :)
frekka 1 week ago
one of the greatest ever!!!!!!!!!
jimmyl324 9 months ago
her voice sounds like polished crystal!!
Marmalade000000 10 months ago
wow
naomiskin95 10 months ago
She sounds pretty darn good. Especially since I just got through listening to the Florence Foster Jenkins version of this song.
SWOTBWOT 10 months ago
My name is Cristabel... I think I know why... :l
babe201 10 months ago
Nice...
richardvergara 10 months ago
That was odd. Just wanted to watch like 20 seconds of it but I was so captivated I watched the whole thing.
AnimatedSyeko 11 months ago 2
We can compare two singers on the same performance, and SHE IS THE BEST EVER, definitely.
This is purity, the purity of crystal. Better than sutherland.
I love her.
morganthecelt 11 months ago
I'm sure we all have our favorite coloraturas and Sutherland, Gruberova, Robin (for her crazy range) Sills and Battle happen to be my favorites, but I find new favorites everyday. I think Jo did a marvelous job with Bell Song. Brava!
pheelme 11 months ago
Brava x 5
65attila 11 months ago
Wow, su canto es hermoso, me gusta porque tiene la sutileza y agilidad de una ligera como tal, pero su voz es consistente, tiene mucha presencia como una lirica. Es una excelente interpretacion de este aria tan dificil.
Alleeexoscm 1 year ago
hermosaaaa
yukitokirima 1 year ago
her decrescendo on that E!! omg. the control...
cleanmyroomforme 1 year ago 4
Am totally awed by this performance never heard her singing something so technically demanding b4
dulcetwaterford 1 year ago
MAGNIFIQUE BRAAVOOOOOOOO from France.
sidoosidoo 1 year ago
This is completely awesome. what a talent God bless you...
sexyfuckerboy 1 year ago
wow! i couldn't do that!!!!
1009en 1 year ago
Who wants to reset Lakmé in South Korea?
CaptFitzbattleaxe 1 year ago
I have a question (i'm new to opera). @2:59 is it supposed to be that dissonant?
msgc76 1 year ago
@msgc76 That's not dissonant, that's the B perfect major chord
cafity 1 year ago
Why is she in such a rush at the beginning? Such a great voice should take her time and let us listen for as long as we can..
sujin00shin 1 year ago
@bigus.....yeah you're right many times singers do make vocal/tech mistakes but see the thing is one would have to compare their rendition with the musical score written by the composer! Not some other singer. Every singer's voice is diffrent and so is there technique while singing so although it's very possible to compare two singers ( It's all repertory anyway), in the end it's really not fair.
chrisscruzzz 1 year ago
STTTTEEEEELLLLLLLARRRRRR!!
pointemeout 1 year ago
holy crap... the high register at the end. Amazing.
jungujchoi 1 year ago
she is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 But I have to say that natalie Dessay in the role of Lakme is unique. She´s great!!! Sumi has an amazign voice. But Natalie is Natalie. =) amazing singer.One of my favourites
Lukejoker3 1 year ago
She is definitely brilliant in this- one of the best...
johnb340 1 year ago
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chrisscruzzz 1 year ago
wow
aska487 1 year ago
how funny..the story was set on British India and Indians do not know about this Opera at all...I am so surprised to know this today. wow...
boiragirules 1 year ago
@koelschwolf E5.
SStrongIsNeverWrong 1 year ago
JC.
ikklemikkle 1 year ago
Is that Karajan? Best conductor ever and that, and I ain't even kidding or nuffin'.
ikklemikkle 1 year ago
This was beautiful. She is one of my all time favorite coloraturas.
chrisscruzzz 1 year ago
The quality of the recording is not as good as she is.
PatateRoussoiste 1 year ago
wonderful
amillia007 1 year ago
the magical thing about professional singers is that to be able to sing something correctly, their musical ability has to exceed that of the song they are singing... she could more than likely sing it as fast as the wanted, but chose not to for interpretation purposes.
kinneypagge 1 year ago 3
bravissima
remminoe 1 year ago
i dont listen to opera very much but this is very relaxing and easily listened to
neongreenninjacat5 1 year ago
perfection
nitaseyboldsault 1 year ago
I love her voice....
and yes each interpreter is different .....
you can`t compare...are different voices...different way of feel the song....and also different techniques (well not different but it`s not the same for each body....that`s what i think...)
Ram875 1 year ago
Elizabeth Parcells is still the best for this, but Sumi Jo as always is wonderful.
cintmint 1 year ago
I LOVE HER.....
bb8319 1 year ago
god! I love her voice in this song. maybe the best song for her voice.
mrdrodrigues 1 year ago
After Maria Callas , the best interpretation :)))
mackomkd 1 year ago
She has a beautiful voice, but I don't think parts of this song suit it.
flowersings 1 year ago
Whoa, she blew me away!
Nungirl238 1 year ago
Bravo !!!! Bravo !!!! ***** 10 *****
tukilala 1 year ago
Watch eglise gutierrez....she's just the master at this
alexXx
gonzoli 1 year ago
Crystaaaaal beeeell!!!!
Kivimusic 1 year ago 4
her voice is really beautiful
yiudiumui 1 year ago
between sumi and dessay, sumi has a more powerful voice and dessay's voice is more natural.
KYUNGILNAM 1 year ago
SPECTACULAR!!!
lucianagamacantora 1 year ago
If Miklosa would sing this role, maybe she might succeed.
SchnarphStudios 1 year ago
It's good but I think I prefer the sweeter and more innocent-sounding rendition of Natalie Dessay. Nonetheless, she does a good job. :D those pianissimo high notes are not easy to do!
chanteusse 1 year ago
Sencillamente sensacional
valcongarcia 1 year ago
She is not human! she´s a bird. those staccatos are insanes GO SUMI!!!!
rotcehnra 1 year ago 27
what a gorgeous voice!!!! viva asian singers!!!!! :-)
koffieputih 1 year ago 4
what a great voice! really good! i give her 5 stars!
YstandAloneComplex 1 year ago 6
Truly in love with Sumi's voice.
Wonderful <3
xoxpenguinxox 1 year ago
Have you ever though 'this would sound just wonderful if I were not listening live, and not to a shitty audio clip on youtube, so I might as well go listen to Pantera?'
Because I have.
hymnofashes 1 year ago
Pero porque mierda tienen que decir a mi no me gusta prefiero la tal cantante.
y no se ponen a apreciar y hacer comentarios inteligentes y si no saben, pues no opinen.
acitipo 1 year ago
fantastica...
DadaAwy 1 year ago
Wow, this is just gorgeous.
IshyIMB017 1 year ago
Wow. Where have the Koreans been hiding all these years???
(I know, I know, they just aren't seen in the U.S. much. But this lady is great)
DanInPhilly 1 year ago
Hermoso, inspirador
lilacerellino 1 year ago
Absolutely incredible - I can't appreciate this enough.
blackbluenblazin 2 years ago 3
goodness. so beautiful!!!
lizzybitchy 2 years ago 2
excellent!!!!!!
jimmyl324 2 years ago
except for the small squeeek at the end, amazing!
broadwaywes 2 years ago
I dont need to hear more...she's fabulous! Sorry Maria and Joan!
Gaygarious 2 years ago
she is ok...but dont say sorry sorry Maria...are you kdding me? Maria owns everybody , inclusing you!)
feveroo7 2 years ago
@feveroo7 i think its stupid to say that maria callas owns every other soprano. maybe YOU think that she was the best,and maybe lots of other people think that. but i personally don't like marias voice that much. and please,don't be childish now and start offending me or something. its just my opinion. and its just your opinion that callas was the best. i dont think she was,so what? just let everybody like the soprano he likes.
blackhoumor 2 years ago 5
Tou posledni notou si nejsem jist, malinko mi to taha usi. Ale nevim, muj hudebni sluch na to nestaci
trilobit4 2 years ago
I do prefer Elisabeth Parcells version for this song especially for the last note, but Sumi Jo is very good. Awsome technique.
musiccoloratura 2 years ago
Brava Sumi Jo!!! She has marvelous technique!!! There's nothing "funny" in her lips. I also don't understand why people keep comparing her to Callas and Sutherland. They are singers of COMPLETELY DIFFERENT fachs...It's really ignorant to do that.
lilathesweet 2 years ago 4
thats true enough of compare!!!
aifar 2 years ago 2
I LOVE SUMI JO!!!!
dejesusma13 2 years ago 4
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Really a caricature of the aria. The opening section is jerky and mannered. Too much face pulling. And they say Joan Sutherland's diction was bad! Several of the sustained top notes are flat.
vocalissimo1 2 years ago
@vocalissimo1 allons-y, vous etes jaloux ou surement vous ne chantez pas, tan pis votre nom vocalissimo...c'est une des pages plus difficiles a chanter, elle le fait très bien!! Face pulling? Please!
1993luisalberto 2 years ago
@1993luisalberto
Ogni volta che vuoi insultare qualcuna al sogetto di Opera, on doit parler au moins de TROIS langues. (other than English.)
I agree, though, I mean... A CARICATURE? Let's see vocalissimo try to sing something, for hilarity.
hymnofashes 2 years ago
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SwissNCOs 2 years ago
you should say "perfect version for me" and don't forget there will be people who would say "dislike" to the version what you think "perfect", learn to respect (don't have to appreciate!) these god given talented divas before you insult them for your metter of taste! GD!
doyoung9 2 years ago
See also Petya Ivanova's stunning rendition of Lakme
LjubljanaSI 2 years ago
Brilliant. As simple as that!
UWEUWE001 2 years ago 3
me encanta esta version,para mi gusto es mejor que la de callas .
kuintesa 2 years ago
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beginner57 1 year ago
she's amazing! the great soprano Sumi JO!
i love she! Brava!
alexnel 2 years ago 3
She's the best I've heard since Lily Pons. She doesn't have the vocal speed that Pons had but she's better than Callas or Sutherland.
neoceratodus 2 years ago 22
she is very good, but i dont think you can compare her to other singers. every singer is different, and none are better than the next. the only thing that matters is what enters your ears, and maybe her voice, sumi jo's, is more pleasant to you than Sutherland's of Callas's, but you still cannot compare them.
preppybeast6293 2 years ago 45
@preppybeast6293 Of course you can compare one singer with another. Is Florence Foster Jenkins' performance of this song equal to Sumi Jo's? Of course not. In our quest to make nobody feel bad, we sometimes skip necessary judgments of quality.
MisterHowe 1 year ago
@preppybeast6293 i believe you can compare. some people do things right and some people do things wrong vocally/technically. musically its open for interpretation i think there. but vocally i absolutely think you can compare one singer to the next.
bigus 1 year ago
@neoceratodus Mady Mesplé... is better and Natalie Dessay too.
Alleeexoscm 1 year ago
=)) she is really funny doing that thing with her upper lip oooaaoaaaaa -))))
jacKnC0k3 2 years ago
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nickazaf 2 years ago
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it's good but the last note is really really flat!
yiudiumui 2 years ago
really? I thought it sounded flat for like half a second, but then she fixed it beautifully. hmmm. i don't know.
ScientiaVeritasEtLux 2 years ago 3
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horrible. listen to E. Parcells... you'll notice the difference in quality
Keytaster 2 years ago
wow
jesseadiaz 2 years ago
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Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful!
gangoffour1 2 years ago
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dellyree 2 years ago
finwenluin.... porque la has adicionado como favorita si no es si buena?? como lo sabes que saltó 11compassos?? Tu pagina so tiene bandas de mierda, si preferes Dessay que haces aqui?? This dude is saying she ain'r good, and that she missed 11 tempos, now Delibes´Lakmé is not a very well "popular" ópera, so how does that dude knows she skipped 11 tempos?? Added her as a favorite and he says she is NOT GOOD, dude R U retarded??? ès retardado mental???
hathor100 2 years ago
I did not say it is not good, I said that is not my full taste. I can not possibly prefer Dessay?. Lakmé is not popular but I do know this quite well, I know it jumped 11 bars, if you look at the score you'll see it's true. No offense friend, just because I was unflattering comment. Disqualify me or my page, my band or whatever, you are not objective and are fallacies, if you want to defend something they do it with arguments and not disqualifications.
finwenluin 2 years ago
No dije que no es buena, dije que no es de mi completo gusto. La he añadido porque quiero oir distintas interpretaciones, buenas y malas. No puedo preferir a Dessay acaso?. Lakmé no es popular pero yo si conozco esto bastante bien, sé que se saltó 11 compases, sólo lee la partitura. No te ofendas por un comentario poco halagador. Descalificándome a mi o mis páginas o lo que sea eres poco objetivo y falaz, pues si deseas defender algo hazlo con argumentos y no con descalificaciones.
finwenluin 2 years ago
Si, tienes razon, és buena mas non la mellor... Callas é para mim, nesta ária, LA MELLOR , si te gusta Lakmé puedes escrivir flower duet con Erika Miklosa y Bernadett Wiedemann, está quase PERFECTO, :))
hathor100 2 years ago
Ok, gracias, lo veré!!
finwenluin 2 years ago
do you mind?
tempos? are you think?
he said 11bars - and he is RIGHT, near the beggining of the aria she missed out part of it,
and that's proberly because she's in concert - she does the same with sempre libera.
will you give it a rest please? your inability to understant is intolerable.
ClaudiaSwann 2 years ago
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hathor100 2 years ago
when you make a public comment - it;s open to the public, kindly either widen your vocabulary, or keep your ignorance to yourself.
try not to spoil the video for the rest of us yeah?
ClaudiaSwann 2 years ago
LOL I am not trying to get involved with your fight with somebody or something, but "ya stupid beef" sounded funny ROFL lol
NatalieBLF 2 years ago
In the South on our beach resorts ,Hooligans go there and everyday they make a mess, so, those special cops are called and they call ONLY the english BEEFS, I've spent 20 years of my life studying music, then this mamma boy comes here and comment about music... i've seen and heard the Greater Artists alive, then that dude started, I was speaking with finwenlin, we sorted everything out, np, yep, BEEFS ROFL
hathor100 2 years ago
LOL BEEFS ROFL
NatalieBLF 2 years ago
I knew she was good, but damn!
IshootURface 2 years ago 2
FUCKIN AAAAAAAA , OMG!! SHE IS UNREAL.
hathor100 2 years ago
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soulmach 2 years ago
Que importa el final, la ultima nota, es maravillosa, estremece mis sentidos cada vez que la escucho, todos tiene uno que otro detalle, pero que mas da, si eres un fan, no importa, cada soprano es distinta, con sus tecnicas y variaciones, es por ello que son excelente, a mi gusto, Sumi es fabulosa, como otras tantas.
chqzn 2 years ago
she is so amazing. i studied and sang opera in Germany for 20 years and i have never heard anyone sing this song better. you are a true genius.
operasinger123456 2 years ago 6
This is a beautiful LIVE performance! Sumi Jo is so talented.
ozzycouture 2 years ago 3
Se saltó 11 compases y las campanas suenan con demasiado vibrato, muy ovejudo para mi gusto. Prefiero Dessay.
finwenluin 2 years ago
Totalmente de acuerdo. Aunque Sumi Jo esta dotada de una voz de coloratura excepcional, en esta aria siento que no la ha quedado muy bien. Y si, Natalie Dessay no tiene igual, es la nueva Edita Gruberova.
hoffschauer 2 years ago
No that is the original key, that´s an E natural at the end, just a tiny tad out of tune...
hukleinelulu 2 years ago
The conductor is very paternal :). Kind regards :].
Lanark8 2 years ago 2
never heard something better!!
magghot 2 years ago 3
hope she'll come to malaysia doing class
syazwanjunaidi6 2 years ago
Oh, God. I love her.
XxCameraWomanToDNAxX 2 years ago 3
Magnifica interpretación, si no la mejor una de las mejores versiones q he escuchado de esta aria,
Sumi Jo, eres brillante !!
grizabela00 2 years ago 4
What is the lowest to highest range voice of sumi jo?? Reply please.
fredd0902 2 years ago
NO!!! joke... well her highest note on youtube is an F (Queen of the night) and the lowest is probably about a B or b-flat below middle C
silvr94 2 years ago
actually I've also found an F# on the "grossmachtige prinzessin"....she sang the original piece Strauss wrote in 1912...you can find it here on youtube ^^
killerbunny123123 2 years ago
well i dont really know her lowest note but i guess it is around c4 maybe.....her highest note is for sure F6# she sang it in "grossmachtige prinzessin", the original score Strauss wrote in 1912, you can find it here on youtube.hope i helped ^_^
killerbunny123123 2 years ago
Esto es un aria de opera...Lakmé, de Delibes...pero yo la incluyo en la sección "El asombro de Damasco"...porque la coreana Sumi Jo tiene un registro de voz asombroso... Escúchenla cantando "El Danubio Azul"...
mozart230647 2 years ago
this is really good. i'm surprised. i didn't expect her to be this good.
jorgepda 2 years ago
Divine
johanncanon02 2 years ago 2
Incredible!!!
dboatsupreme 2 years ago 4
Straordinario
rossini90 2 years ago 7
magnificent!!!!
Faithnsoft 2 years ago 5