Sumi Jo - Il Bacio (Arditi)

2006, In the Pari

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[Kristenbasore]

Lovely voice AND dress!! Just beautiful

[laurenrader]

beautiful voice AND the dress is to die for!

[expos73]

@rmcinuk Some Sopranos I do like are: Kathleen Battle,Rita Streich, and when I'm in the mood for some stratospheric high notes, Mado Robin. Last but certainly not least I must say I love listening to little Jackie Evancho. I realize she isn't a true opera singer but I certainly think she could be a great one. As far as beauty of tone she is hard to beat in my opinion. If you are not familiar check out "Ombra Mai Fu" or any of her songs if you just want to listen for pure enjoyment.

[expos73]

@rmcinuk I agree with you about Callas,although I don't have as strong a dislike of her voice as you do but I really do not consider her voice particularly pleasing to the ear. But nevertheless she is a legend and anyone who is critical of her will feel the heat.BTW here are some other sopranos I think are overrated: Leontyne Price, Rene Fleming,Anna Netrebko. Leontyne Price being my least favorite.

[rmcinuk]

I can’t explain it, some people rave about Maria Callas, personally I would rather listen to cats screeching!

I freely admit to finding Sumi Jo a stunning lady, that may have a bearing on my view of her singing? However I first heard her sing over 20 years ago on the radio and I instantly adored the voice long before I saw the lady.

Enjoy your chosen music as I enjoy mine, at least we both listen to "real" artists!

[expos73]

@rmcinuk You are right about appreciation of a voice being subjective. However subjectivity aside some singers are simply better than others. I guess I'm not hearing what you are hearing. This lady just isn't a great singer to me.

[rmcinuk]

@rmcinuk

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Bear in mind also that her beloved father was dying on the other side of the world as she performed in Paris and maybe allow a little for it not being her best ever performance !

[rmcinuk]

@expos73

Hi,

Rita Streich, doesn't "do it" for me. Appreciation of a voice is almost totally subjective. I I have listening to sopranos for over 30 years and Sumi Jo's voice has a depth and warmth of tone that I hear in no one else! I cannot comment on pronunciation. In fact I quite like not understanding the words of songs, as they are often banal or stupid and detract from the musical experience. I listen to Sumi Jo as quite simply the most glorious instrument I have ever heard.

[expos73]

@rmcinuk If you think this lady is "simply the best" you really need to listen to sopranos who can actually sing this aria, such as Rita Streich and many others. This performance is mediocre at best. She sounds as if she can't really pronounce the words.

[fpngan]

@rmcinuk What happened?

[chinaman612]

She is a gift to all of us from God.

[acravero1]

Incredible. She is unique