Sumi Jo - Queen of the night

[jenamitoitoi]

I think we can all agree that anyone who can sing this well is pretty damn talented.

[fishstory]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

[mahtexas]

I think that this is the best version out there by far.

[mahtexas]

Flawless



[sumimimi0]

all my friends said this when they heard sumi jo's voice: omg. she sounds like a flute

[giraffe51118]

my favorite part starts at 0:42

[semicolin]

i am so impressed... i discovered edda moser's recording of this a few years ago and nobody else's version came close in my eyes (ears, rather). i knew of sumi jo but had neglected to look into her after an opera singer friend turned me on to her... i will certainly not forget her now! this is stunning.

[NoirFemme]

Discovering Sumi Jo was the only entertaining thing to come out of that vile HBO version of Mildred Pierce.

[CryingWalrus]

@NoirFemme Although I rather enjoyed Mildred Pierce, I also discovered Sumi Jo through that miniseries!

[TheSienna29]

She literally sounds like a flute. Sumi Jo is a one in a million coloratura. No one else need sing this song.

[DonnyDaison]

@TheSienna29 thats exactly what I was thinking!!!!!

[niskol]

Okay...they are probably Diana Damrau fans...but admittedly Diana sings this pretty well too, though I still prefer Sumi Jo's version.

[AerithOnBroadway]

@niskol

Diana's version is good but scawee D:

[niskol]

Who are the people who dislike this?

[AerithOnBroadway]

@niskol

Brightman and Jenkins xD

[7superkorean7]

I heard this song sung by pretty much every famous soprano, but nobody is even close to her when it comes to singing this particular piece

[SakuraMochiKitty]

Sumi Jo is amazing! Definitely my favorite coloratura soprano!

[franceseattle]

Just divine!

[SnowEclaire]

She'll be the operatic voice of Veda Pierce in HBO's Mildred Pierce mini-series and this song is featured in it (from what I can see of the trailers)!

[suro40107]

the BEST!!!

[MyuNekoi]

Ice cream in my ears.

[aiG0oChamNa]

this is just... amazing

[Oistrakhfollower]

Perfect! PERFECT! Bravissimo!!

ps: I think Mozart was tired and took wrong order Soprano part and Flute part

[lancetop]

Sumi Jo sings like an angel:) And she's gorgeous too:)

[KMMalmquist]

This is very nice and technically beautiful but Sumi Jo just doesn't envoke the malice and ferocity of The Queen of the Night. If you like this you should hear the Diana Damrau (impecable vocals and FANTASTIC acting) or the Cristina Deutekom version (not as great an acting job but flawless vocals both in pitch and technique).

[icylakepaxphile]

@KMMalmquist hey, friend , there were no very heavy female voice in Baroque, Mozart's time. this kind of voice was Mozart's ideal.

[hommie4112]

@KMMalmquist I listened to both.. Diana Damrau is off-beat most of the time and doesn't have impeccable technique but Deutekom is excellent!

[danielollll777]

justin beiber and miley cyrus watched and clicked dislike

[chriskim328]

No way I can describe how amazing she is!

[ruwebrejo]

simplesmente maravilhosa apresentação.

[53820351]

She said she practiced this A LOT on the TV show

[SarraShepherd]

let's see miley cyrus do this

[KaeFive]

@SarraShepherd Proper Lol'd

[niskol]

@SarraShepherd

You act cute ah...obviously she *CAN'T* lah!!!!!!!!

[alpha754293]

@SarraShepherd

Let's see her sing Miley Cyrus :oP

[jeongsoojin1991]

she makes it sound so easy to sing... lol

[Elfinesmom]

Who wishes Mozart could come back just for a few minutes to hear Sumi Jo sing his aria how he obviously intended it to be sung?

[jerramy]

@Elfinesmom - Well, from new age understanding, he already knows.

[ernest671]

Any pop singer, not even the 5 octave Mariah Carey or Whitney Houston in her best days can sing something like this

[lucy0loves0music]

@ernest67 what a smart guy you are. what you just said is like saying, "your cat will never be a great dog!!!" Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley would suck at Figaro's aria!! Sherry Milnes FTW!! -.-"

[LudiHERMANkoknit]

@Elfinesmom I wish he would come back and kick every shitty musicians ass :(

[jdnajes]

@Elfinesmom I wish Mozart would come back and kick the asses of most of these so-called 'artists' out there today

[longliveclassicmusic]

@Elfinesmom I personally think most of the music legends would be astounded at the level of vocal ability in the world today. For one, competition is much much MUCH fiercer, AND I actually think modern world-class singers are much better because pedagogy and scientific knowledge is so much more solid and better understood. I seriously doubt Mozart got the privilege to work with singers close to Sumi's incredibility. :)

[Elfinesmom]

@longliveclassicmusic I actually disagree. I don't think modern discoveries have produced better singers. We don't give our predecessors enough credit. Is it really miraculous anything was accomplished before the 20th century? I think BECAUSE they had less interruptions an average competent person could pick a concentration and excel. In some cases singers were raised. Just look at Mozart; Brilliance combined with training made him perfect. I'd be interested to be in the first audience.

[longliveclassicmusic]

@Elfinesmom Yours is definitely the common, wide-spread view of the "old masters." Sadly, we can't be for sure because we don't have recordings. I definitely see your point-of-view. In their own respect, the old Italian singers spent hours a day and years vocalizing to perfect the technique etc before they were ever even given an aria. But the actual technical mastery has to be questioned. Manuel Garcia was the first instructor to pave the way, and scientific understanding was his enlightenment.

[PatateRoussoiste]

the G at the beginning was... just Perfect !

[acotinumnapellus]

Amazing performance. I was following the score and, you know, my jaw was widely opened.

[monicaxix]

flawless..... perfection ... damn im wordless

[cleanmyroomforme]

oh my god. i think i found a new idol....

[TheSienna29]

The way the Queen of Night should sound.

[Puremulation]

I usually dislike Sumi Jo but I have to admit that she ruled !

[childingod7717]

oh my GOD this is amazingly sublime

[TheDreamingSleeper]

I found it.....

YESH,YESH,YEEEEEEEEESH!

THE RIGHT VERSION FROM THAT CD!!!!!11!!!!!1!!!!!!!

THX sooooooo muuuuuuuuuuuch!!!!!

[TheDreamingSleeper]

I found it.....

YESH,YESH,YEEEEEEEEESH!

THE RIGHT VERSION FROM THAT CD!!!!!11!!!!!1!!!!!!!

THX sooooooo muuuuuuuuuuuch!!!!!

[kim2kjy]

Brilliant!!!

[BPFanatico]

Where did you get that score??