Label: WARNER CLASSICS Catalog: 564688143 Format: CD
Sumi Jo
Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, Capella Coloniensis & Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo
Samson : Let the Bright Seraphim (Handel) / Ave Maria (Schubert) / Vienna Blood (Johann Strauss II) / Voices of Spring (Johann Strauss II) / Requiem : Pie Jesu (Faure) / Rinaldo : Lascia ch'io pianga (Handel) / Lakme : Bell Song (Delibes) / The Magic Flute : Ach ich fuhls (Mozart) / Cinema Paradiso : Se tu fossi nei miei occhi (Morricone) / Romeo & Juliet : Je veux vivre dans ce reve qui m'enivre (Gounod) / Semele : Where'er you walk (Handel) / The Bohemian Girl : I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls (Balfe) / Rigoletto : Gaultier Malde…Caro nome (Verdi) / O del mio amato ben (Donaudy) / Walking In The Air (Blake) / The Barber of Seville : Una voce poco fa (Rossini) / Marriage of Figaro : Deh vieni non tardar (Mozart) / Jewel Song (Gounod) / Candide : Glitter and be gay (Bernstein) / Griselda : Agitata da due venti (Vivaldi) / Casanova : The Nun's Chorus / Laura's Song (Strauss II) / Messiah : I know that my redeemer liveth (Handel) / Caro mio ben (Giordani) / A Little Night Music : Send In The Clowns (Sondheim) / O Holy Night (Adam) / The Magic Flute : Der Holle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Mozart) / Louise : Depuis le jour (Charpentier) / Bist du bei mir (Stolzel) / Exsulatate jubilate : Alleluja! (Mozart) / Amazing Grace
Grammy Award-winning soprano Sumi Jo has been widely praised for her outstanding musicianship, firmly establishing herself as one of the generation’s most sought-after artists. Her voice is remarkably agile, conveying an unparalleled warmth and timbre. Sumi Jo has recently performed as Violetta in La Traviata (with the Toulon Opera) and as Zerline in Fra Diavolo at the Opéra Comique and Opera Royal de Wallonie.
This 2 CD collection features recordings with orchestras including the English Chamber Orchestra and the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra. Works including Fauré’s ‘Pie Jesu’, ‘Amazing Grace’, Mozart’s ‘Alleluia’ and Schubert’s ‘Ave Maria’.
