Sumi Jo - Sposa, Son Disprezzata (Vivaldi)

[lancetop]

Sumi Jo is an angel:) We love her so much.

[PiggusVomitus]

Incredible voice, by far the best version. She certainly gives Cecelia Bartoli a run for her money.

[Poet2916]

I think this is a bit too dramatic soprano for her, in my opinion. She has a very light beautiful tone and head voice, while this song was written for slightly deeper, more richer tones....I like her rendition and her voice, as always, but I prefer it sung by someone with a heavier thicker voice.

[MoltoTexto]

lovely



[sh24jame]

Sumi Jo is sublime

And the pianist is overwhekming- someone knows perhaps who is on piano?

[TheMrBritbrit]

Bravissimo diva !

[oliviasmulyan]

cecilia bartoli please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

[alaespsd]

i first came across to her "ave maria" because of an argument with my friend. topic was: which one hayley or sumi sings the best. i fell in love with her voice and bel canto technique immediately. she sings so passionate and emotional, so my favorite sposa is from sumi again

[saverioorlando]

raffinata intelligente vocalista,brava,brava!

[MsMacbeth22]

Beautiful interpretation....(¸.•¨¯`*•●♥Ƹ­̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ♥...

[hyuque]

i have thought miss jo is not good at baroque i love her though but i have been wrong.. absolutely amazing..

[Cheop3]

Excelsa!

[DCSIGNR]

A very beautiful rendition of this haunting piece with plenty of understatement (which is essential in Italian opera as far as I'm concerned!). This is extremely tasteful and the melody sounds surprisingly modern in spite of having being composed nearly 300 years ago. Always a good indication.

Many thanks for posting this good recording!

[duduvicious]

the best.

[freddygaviria]

Maravillosa, hermosa, divina, perfecta!!!!

[urman2907]

es genial la interpretacion el control dela respiracion para lograr la afinacion perfecta y sobre todo el apoyo es muy bueno en general es genial

[lancetop]

Brava Sumi Jo!

[Mrchinkobinbin]

世界最高の歌手。

[Mrchinkobinbin]

世界中で一番sumi joが好き！

[MidnightTracks]

I love both Sumi Jo's version and Bartoli's as well. To me it is the difference between the sad, wistful wife and the sad, indignant wife.

[Ram875]

Beautiful interpretation....the end was so clean....

[blenda000]

I really loved her performance... Very beautiful voice, really. : )

[dodoria234]

maravillosa, beauttiul, wonderfull.

[veraMezzo]

Wundervoll wie sie singt. Wundervoll ihre Stimme. Ihre Seele singt.

[Gobbi2007]

Brava.

I think at the beginning of the aria she found a little string, the flavor to the words and music, and managed to sustain the mood htroughout. Beautiful rendition.

[breton2]

This is very beautiful indeed.. Great technique : look at how little she opens her mouth on PPP notes... All the sound is concentrated in the mask... Great breath support as well, of course.. Emotion, quality of sound.. just great !

[Katiuszkasanda]

Superbe!!! Musicalité parfaite,finesse des attaques,subtilité du phrasé ,version remarquable!Sumi Jo ,si délicate,nous épargne les grimaces de certaines...Un enchantement pour nos oreilles et nos yeux...

Merci et bravo!

[mmp4l]

I love when her eyebrows shrug up and down it's so funny. :) I cant choose whose version I like better Bartoli's or Sumi Jo's. :/

[SparhawkGT]

she is the best. i got something in my eyes .... sniff

[MusaCantora]

Hermoso!!

[KAEkvall]

Even though I fell in love with Bartoli's version, Sumi Jo has always been a fav--and she does this aria justice, powerful, emotional and evocative.

[EmilyGreene1984]

@KAEkvall The aria was originally intended for a contralto to sing. But as a soprano variation, Sumi does a great job with it.

[jasjjb]

Never heard of her before prior to listening to this. Beautifully sung - great intonation - very good pronunciation for a non Italian.

Clearly sung with a fine understanding of this piece.

[planthi80]

BRAVO~!!!!!

[SecondaParte]

Brava. Anche la pronuncia va bene.

[montale64]

Il problema de ste cantanti liriche è che spesso so' ignoranti

[SecondaParte]

Rispetta gli artisti. I tuoi commenti denotano una certa mancanza di considerazione.

[montale64]

Non sa quel che dice...

[enantiodrom]

i paragoni finiscono dove inizia l'eccellenza

[octavian1764]

sublime !

[HarmonStinger2]

One can't show too much of affection in a song when, at the same time, her father is fighting death in a hospital at the other end of the world !!!

It's a wonder she didn't cancel that evening.

[dbertobis]

no, non divina. è il solito problema del confronto, se la si confronta, cade.

[fuocoeferro]

Trovo che Sumi Jo, in questo brano, sia in assoluto divina!

[immature0916]

Umm I dont like her rendition of this piece i prefer cecilia bartoli take n this better but nice try lol!!!!

[IvanTheCountertenor]

Love Sumi Jo, this performance was so good! i like Caballe's also!

[hansungpil]

Perfection.

[idaspe]

Incredible performance!

[30martin082007]

Realmente buena su interpretación. Bravissima!

[GoldenAgeSunshine]

I'm positively surprised: great breath control, tonal beauty, clear diction, in a repertoire traditionally not tailored for Sumi Jo. But she's regal here, even if she could have used her easy trills with greater mastery. But a voice is not like a robot and trills are difficult to produce when tired or out of focus. Lovely, top-notch rendition of this moving aria composed for Venice's carnaval.

[Ravenelvenlady]

@GoldenAgeSunshine Agreed. She may not have the trill technique of La Belle Cecilia (whose rendition I much prefer), this is quite lovely.

[EmilyGreene1984]

This aria was originally intended for a contralto to perform, as intended Vivaldi.

[Svendevarennes]

Gasparini, not Vivaldi. Vivaldi used it though.

[h0h1h2h3h4]

yes, wonderful, magnificent and  all that, but yet when Cecilia Bartolli sings it I hear the story, the depth of the sorrow, the long and desperate loneliness of this forsaken woman.Sumi Jo-tender .....tehnique.

[Asdruvil]

BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO!!! no puedo dejar de aplaudir!!!!! bravo bravo!

[lloydbaltazar]

gosh, this woman is really a true legend in the classsical industry... AMAZING!!!!!

[KatherineXIX]

Surprisingly beautiful for someone who usually sings in a higher tessitura, but what's with her trill - or lack thereof? She can definitely trill.

[dbertobis]

She is really good, and being italian I can tell: her italian is good enough to sing belcanto. Brava Sumi Jo!

[icarusAB]

too slow? bad italian?.....I don t know about that.... what i know is what you, Sumi Jo, make feel in my heart each time i hear your voice..THAT is what i know, an for that, i love your art. keep make me feel so touch and blessed.

[macdonald59]

Tempo too slow !!!! Listen to Vivica Gènaux !!!!

[CuzImACreep]

Please stop sounding so childish.

There can be many different interpretations of this song, depending on which artist sings it.

They aren't all Vivica Genaux.

[nailycai]

She is just brilliant. So beautiful. I've never been so entranced by a Soprano.

[babyalligator]

ummm...sumi jo is actually fluent in italian. she underwent her formal training in italy...and i find that the only people who complain about her pronunciation are people who can't even speak the language anyway.

[coy6642126]

Such an impeccable interpretation! I don't understand why people could be so childish with their comments. Languages are languages and spoken language sounds absolutely different to a language utilized for singing. For all I care, Vivaldi's Italian is not even used anymore--lost in antiquity, so, why even dare say one must assimilate to perfect a certain language? For artists such as Miss Jo, assimilation to another culture is already part of their lives.

[michor10]

Hrm. I love this aria but it just sounds FLAT when sung by someone who obviously doesn't feel and breath italian :( Like a german playing flamenco.

I guess it may sound alright for non italian speaking folks, though.

[zasesdea]

all singer are differents.....understand please and don`t compred..........all the people are differentes and the interpretation =...............

[EmilyGreene1984]

This piece was originally intended for a contralto to perform.

[coy6642126]

I guess I spoke too soon about Bartoli loyalists.

[ImFerGenes]

It's taking too long to load this video, I hope it worth the waiting

[crazidreamer3]

There is a reason why this is one of the most difficult pieces perform. The trill is not in the style of Vivaldi and the diction is not all that great. Cecilia is by far the best interpretation.

[VieilEtang]

Please listen Leyla Gencer!

More emotion in the rendition. But I love too Cecilia!

[rufus39]

bello canto, grazie

[bubbaa3]

Vary good vary up lifting, bravo sumi jo

[SALIMPUL]

Cari amici, credo Sumi-Ko cantato a Parigi quando questo giorno che è stato il funerale di suo padre in Corea! Mi piace ancora di più per questo!

[MCGJ8]

Sumi eres lo máximo!

[frannnnnnnncesca]

bella interpretazione,vocalmente adatta per questa tessitura.trilli non precisi ma pronuncia italiana buona. naturalmente non puo competere con la Bartoli,invece sotterra la Caballe.

[acanthe83]

Non sono per niente d'accordo, e una interpretazione molto piu bella di quella di Bartoli, che sempre ne fa troppo con una voce troppa stretta e a volte quasi bianca. Di Caballe esiste una registrazione degli anni 60/70(non mi ricordo) assolutamente stupenda, con frase lunghissime sostenute da un soffio straordinario, e questi pianissimi negli acuti che sola poteva fare.

[alessludwig]

Sono daccordo, Non c'è paragone con la prima Bartoli, che è stellare. Sumi Jo non trasmette pathos, pur essendo brava. La Caballe è sotterrata da molti anni. Però se esiste veramente il pezzo di cui parla acanthe83, perchè non lo mette su Youtube come risposta? Sarebbe interessante.

[phirze]

I agree with OGG , Sumi is wonderfull...Caballe horrible.

[traydb]

It was good, but damn, hahahah, that trill! Hahahha!

[kaiseroll420]

she is fantastic! but it's clear she doesnt speak italian.

[hridayaone]

Well, I guess it's clear that you can speak Korean without any accent ? ... Stop building walls around you . Open up !

[MissLimLam]

wtf... do you speak italian to say so?

Anyway... she studied in Italy and speaks Italian fluently...

Italian is an Awesome language... Im trying to get my great-grandparents to teach me to speak it properly.

[michor10]

There's a difference between just knowing the mechanics of a language and actually speaking, no, feeling it! This is something very difficult to achieve unless you are willing to give up your own mother language and inmerse yourself in the new culture. Not to mention the fact that this is only possible when you live in a country where it's sopken.

[vegantrooper]

completely. her vowels are a mess. notice how they change mid-note. gah!

[AurolaGerero]

It's so moving! For me Sumi's the greatest soprano ever. No other artist can pass such a deep message through her music as she does.

[sooyoungswan]

First of all as you can see, she is not an Itlalian and listen to her voice instead of critistizing I think she did excellent job.

Soo Young from Seoul now in Michigan, USA and loving it!

[ilovechocolatechip]

She's put a lot of effort into producing a beautiful sound here, which shows, but I find the phrasing awkward in places, and there's no emotion whatsoever. A shame.

[PsychoLemur42]

I think a big part of that is that she isn't taking nearly as much liberty with the tempo as she could. I'm of the opinion that tempo in this particular piece should be flexible - at least enough to get the message across. Jo kind of sings it like she has a metronome going.

[michor10]

Which is so very typical for everything Korean, unfortunately.

[PsychoLemur42]

I really wouldn't know. Say "Korean" to me and I think of garlic and sesame oil.

[coy6642126]

How racist of you.

[PsychoLemur42]

Umm...I tend to think of Korean cooking, which tends to contain lots of garlic and sesame oil. Also hot chili flakes. It wasn't intended to be racist at all.

[lilithirishdancer]

uau, canta bien esta chica, nunca la había oido!

[hornlover5]

no one can beat Bartoli!!!

[flexyfrankie]

I agree 100%!

[callastoujours]

I agree too!!

[schnittersd]

in this aria and thousand more....i agree too

[senoramariposa]

Lovely

[hiroprotagonist50]

Her singing is excellent but her Italian enunciation is pretty bad :(

[poupounakis]

i prefer caballe. she has more passion in this aria.

[pabs661]

caballe should be banned from singing the baroque repertoire

[Apricot29]

you are SO right

Only Bartoli can make it in a baroque way.

[PsychoLemur42]

Bartoli actually isn't so great as far as period-accuracy is concerned. Emma Kirkby has her beat there, even if Kirkby can't really act.

[totoro1789]

Absolutely delicious. Perfect "retenu", exquisite control of her voice. A wonderfully delicate interpretation. "Angels do sing", and we are lucky enough to have one on earth.

Thank you!

[patronsmit]

she works hard . she is from the best wich exist

[AurolaGerero]

Sumi, the Great.

[MisZing]

Absolutely wonderful. Beautiful voice, beautiful lady. Great interpretation without overdoing things.

And what a great pianist!! Pure and sensitive in acompanying. Who is he?

[cdl4315]

Pianist:Vincenzo Scalera

[MisZing]

Thanks!! Do you also have his phonenumber, you know, just in case I get to be famous myself one fine day. If that's te occasion, I would like him to play for me.

[zoly675]

is the best. i love she's songs

[Dariases]

simplemente hermoso!!!!