Sumi Jo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sumi Jo
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Nov 22, 1962(1962-11-22)
Age	62
Birthplace	Dong District
Country	South Korea
Birth City	Daejeon
Horoscope	Scorpio

Sumi Jo Biography

Sumi Jo is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on November 22, 1962 in Dong District, Daejeon, South Korea. Aria in Zerbinetta from Ariadne auf Naxos, written by Richard Strauss in 1912, is a challenging piece that has high notes that run for more than 20 minutes long. Thus, Strauss modified a part in the score since the piece was considered to be impossible to sing. However, in 1994, Jo became the world’s first performer to sing the unaltered original recording of this song. The song was recorded by Jo with a Japanese-American conductor Kent Nagano, in Lyon, France. Jo declared it to be the most difficult record to sing ever. In 1993 Jo made history as the only Asian soprano to be awarded the La Siola d’Oro. Additionally, Jo won six international competitions for the first time as an Asian soprano. She was also recognized in the history books as being the very first prima donna from the Orient to perform in opera houses around the world.

The year 1983 was the time that Jo was forced to leave SNU for the opportunity to go to the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome. Some of her instructors were Carlo Bergonzi and Giannella Borelli. When Jo was studying in Italy and was often performed in concerts in Italian cities, as well as during national radio programs as well as broadcasts. It was at this point that Jo began using “Sumi” as her stage name to give her name a more welcoming appearance to European natives who were unable for them to pronounce the Su-gyeong. She graduated in 1985 , with the concentration in both voice and keyboard.

Following graduation, Jo began to study with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and won several international competitions in Seoul, Naples, Enna, Barcelona, and Pretoria. In August 1986, she was unanimously awarded first prize in the Carlo Alberto Cappelli International Competition in Verona, one of the world’s most important contests, open only to first-prize winners of other major competitions.

In 1988, Jo made her La Scala debut as Thetis in Jommelli’s Fetonte. That same year she made her debut with the Bavarian State Opera and sang Barbarina in The Marriage of Figaro at the Salzburg Festival.

In the year 1976, Jo entered the Sun Hwa Arts School where she graduated in 1980 having received two diplomas for piano and voice. Jo was admitted to the vocal department at Seoul National University with the most impressive practical score since the department begun. She continued her music studies from 1981 until 1983. While attending SNU, Jo made her debut as a professional recitalist, performed in a variety of concerts for Korea Broadcasting System. Korean Broadcasting System, and made her debut in opera with the character Susanna on stage in The Marriage of Figaro with Seoul Opera.

Sumi Jo Net Worth

Sumi Jo is one of the richest Singer from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sumi Jo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jo was born Jo Su-gyeong (tco shugjNG) at Changwon, South Korea. Her mother was a singer and pianist who was not able to pursue professional musical studies due to the political climate in Korea in the 1950s. Determined to give her daughter opportunities that she didn’t have she began piano lessons for her at the age 4 and voice lessons after age 6. While Jo’s family resided in a rental house Her parents purchased an instrument for her to learn to play. The piano was taught by her mother to Jo to play the piano with a strict. Jo remembers that the time her mother left and locked the door outside to ensure that Jo was not able to play in a truant manner. As a youngster, Jo would often spend at least eight hours each working on music.

Sumi Jo, OSI (josumi ; Korean pronunciation: [tco su.mi born 22 November , 1962) is an South Korean lyric coloratura soprano famous by her Grammy prize- winning renditions of the belcanto repertoire.

In 1986, Jo made her European operatic debut as Gilda in Verdi’s Rigoletto at the Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi in Trieste. This performance drew the attention of Herbert von Karajan, who proceeded to cast her as Oscar in Un ballo in maschera opposite Plácido Domingo for the 1989 Salzburg Festival. Karajan’s death during festival rehearsals prevented Jo from actually singing on stage under his baton (Georg Solti conducted the performances) but she did sing under Karajan in the studio recording of Ballo, made in the early months of 1989 for Deutsche Grammophon.

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Who is Sumi Jo Dating?

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Just before she performed Ave Maria at Chatelet, Paris, in 2006, Jo’s father, Enho Jo, died. When she learned that her father had died, she wanted to cancel the performance and return to South Korea for the funeral. Her mother reminded Jo of her promise to her audiences, and said that it was better if she went on with the show in honor of her father. Her performance was dedicated to her father and released as a DVD titled Sumi Jo in Paris – For my Father.

Facts & Trivia

Sumi Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Sumi Jo celebrates birthday on November 22 of every year.

Jo is an advocate for animal rights and one of only five Asian celebrities to make People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Asia-Pacific’s (PETA) first- ever Best-Dressed 2008 list.

Is Sumi Jo still performing?

Sumi Jo OSI
Occupation| Lyric coloratura soprano
Years active| 1986–present
Korean name
Hangul| 조수미

How many languages does Sumi Jo speak?

Jo knows six languages including Korean, German, French, Italian, Russian, and English. Many of her teachers were Italians. She has studied music since she was 4 years old.

What nationality is Sumi Jo?

South Korean

Who is Sumi?

Sumi Jo, original name Soo Kyong Jo, (born Nov. 22, 1962, Seoul, S. Kor.), South Korean soprano known for her light, expressive voice and her virtuosic performance of major coloratura roles of the operatic repertoire.

Who sang for Veda Pierce?

Trivia (3) Veda’s singing parts were actually performed by world-renowned coloratura soprano, Sumi Jo. The filmmakers used some of Jo’s existing recordings along with new recordings made specifically for this movie.