Legend of Sumi Jo

[goodboybuddy1]

The voice and the role mesh perfectly... a revelation.

[MaestroVNG]

BRAVO !!!

[eliana64077]

boa interpretação nesta impiedosa aria de Mozart ! eliana

[acitipo]

Yo prefiero, yo prefiero, yo prefiero, pero que estupidos!!!!

Estamos hablando de Sumi Jo, y sacan que prefieren a la Callas ¿? quien los entiende?????? Seria mejor que opinen en You tube para niños de 5 a 7 años.

[broadwaywes]

i do prefer Diana Damraus version, While Sumi Jos is AMAZING, her voice i feel, is to light and pretty for the part, it needs more gravitas

[sumimimi0]

her f is best in the world. this is not my opinion,

[scarpia1965]

Damrau? Who is Damrau? Listen to Sumi Jo and Elena Mosuc!

[zhivago295]

The best Mozart´s interpreter ever since Bidu Sião (Metropolitan in the 30´s)

[Rephrat]

she is amazing,BUT give me DAMRAU !!!

[cookiesNrainbows]

legendary voice. i had no idea she's had plastic surgery done but i guess when you are as famous as her you get pressure

[yiudiumui]

she has??? well it's a reali common thing in south korea for ppl to do that anyway

[cookiesNrainbows]

look at her as a child and look at her now. it's obvious. but i understand that plastic surgery is common among celebrities

[yiudiumui]

but are you sure?? wouldn't it affect the resonance or the projection of her sounds??? is is just the super heavy make up versus no make up??

[biguum22]

well i heard singers dont get their mouth or their jaw done....afraid to destroy the way they sing or something...but its only something i heard....they can get everything else done as long as it doesn't mess up their vocal cords and the way they move their mouth =)

[biguum22]

well japanese ppl get it done too..a lot actually. they just dont flaunt it like the koreans bc the culture is more silent and quiet. very hidden about their personal life etc....trust me...koreans chinese japanese..they all get it done but koreans are more loud and dont care what ppl think. =)

[Euphorianna]

The first aria I heard of hers and I had to find who owned that angelic voice.

[IngRodrigoSV]

When the angels sing ... copied to Sumi Jo! she is one of them really incredible ... ... ... listen to everything but especially at 1:00 .. 1:06 is the other world ....

[ChrissAnderssenSzec]

MISS SUMI JO is really amazing...awesome...she sing with all you soul...unique voice in the word....in that Mozart's Opera ( the magic flute) she truly touch the sky!!!!!!!!!!

[rosiegordon]

She is by far the most consistently accurate singer I have heard on this aria. It sounds effortless to get those high notes whereas I have heard so many other recordings where you can hear the strain in their voices.

[freegman007]

I cannot stop listening to her in thos aria

[dmitrih1]

amazing.

[freegman007]

My GOd. Just Awesome. She is a true living legend

[High0Tenor]

Her voice is like instrument

[dPwlsdk]

her voice is unbelievabily clear! Amazing

[andresdavida]

que mujer tan increible me parece excelente, no es humana xD, me impresiono mucho. gracias por subir este video.

[HaewonComcast]

Forgot to rate the show as excellent +10. Looks like many others didn't rate either.

[HaewonComcast]

Sumi Jo sings so beautifully and accurately, and her runs are breathtaking. What human voice can do! There are many others that need to be appreciated equally and we shouldn't compare one to the other or pick on minor human flaws or mistakes. They've worked so hard and achieved so much, I just am in awe of these opera singers. This clip made me cry to think how much Sumi Jo overcame to be able to sing like this and to reach this far. Her voice needs to be heard more all over the world.

[Nivri80]

Seriously...who needs a flute?! (when you've got Sumi)

[Gordrees]

I was embraced and kissed on both cheeks when I met Sumi...Eat your hearts out opera lovers

[viviananderson]

She is as close to perfect as I've ever heard in this aria-just amazing!

[silvr94]

she is perfect!

[Rhona48]

Powerful and triumphant! I don;t know if that is a Korean trait but there are a lot of Koreans in the island of Guam, and they are a hard working and proud people with the warrior's blood in their veins - maybe that explains Sumi Jo's competetive drive,and her energy.

Did Sumi Jo have training as a young girl in Korea?

[hullguy123]

Yes from what i read, she studied at the Seoul University with the best known korean soprano of that time in Korea. She did not finish her degree though and went to Italy.

[CHerbek]

which recording is this?

[collectkit]

Diana Damrau wins in emotion in her voice

Sumi Jo wins in clean and smoothness, plus she seems to struggle a bit less.

In all, I'd say the deciding factor of preference depends largely by the tempo.

[zxwxcii]

sumi jo is my fav for sure.

[primadivo]

very clear..crystal like but not my fav

Diana Damrau is by far my fave queen of the nite

[jrr1234567890]

sends chills down my spine, her voice has crystal clear clarity and a near perfect technique

[JDOopera76]

awesome...but Edda Moser was quite possibly the best EVER. Huge sound, perfect intonation :) Streich was overrated. Sutherland SHOULD have been the best, but didn't give it her all, singing it down a semitone :(

[Jaaakob]

who cares if Sutherland lowered it? I hate when people judge skill by register and top notes instead of quality of voice.

[georgeo]

it does matter, arias should be sung in their original key. And don't get me wrong, I love Sutherland. And believe me, even when she lowered some pieces throughout her career she is one of the best dramatic coloraturas ever, But I agree with JDOpera76, in my humble opinion Edda Moser was one of the best (if not the best) Queen of the Night ever.

[SsteinwayS]

She didn't "lower" it...it's the Baroque and Classical tuning, which is lower.

[dida1209]

I'm proud to be Korean!!She is so amazing.

[Figaro369]

I am always a huge critic on anyone who sings that aria... and that is by far one of the best I've heard. I hope to see her someday.

[Galilea13]

I think she's the best queen of the night at our time.

[book492]

She is so amazing!

[sergioincyberspace]

Thank you very much for posting this video! Sumi Jo is awesome.

[trepegroupie]

Great job, it is interesting to see her in relaxed attire as well. She is spine-tingling good with that role. I might add- an interesting staging of the aria.

[hpeterh]

Would like to know if exactly this staging is available on DVD..

Thanks in advance.