Samsung
Hall
SM
Aura Premier, Taguig
Featuring:
Sumi
Jo, soprano
Najib
Ismail, piano
Global
opera superstar Sumi Jo, considered as one of the leading sopranos in the world
today, will be performing at a one night only concert here in Manila this
February 1, 2014, 8:00 PM at the Samsung Hall of SM Aura Premier in Taguig. Pianist Najib Ismail will be accompanying her in this concert.
Described
by Maestro Herbert Von Karajan, the legendary Austrian orchestra and opera
conductor associated with the Berlin Philharmonic, as “The Voice from Above”,
this Grammy Award-winning South Korean lyric coloratura soprano is known for
her interpretations of the bel canto repertoire.
She
has sung in all the important opera houses in the world, including Teatro alla
Scala, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Metropolitan Opera Houses, Salzburg
Festspielhaus, Vienna State Opera, to name a few.
Her
2013-14 schedule includes singing these roles: Lucia in Strasbourg, Barcelona,
Berlin and Paris; La sonnambula in Brussels and Santiago, Chile; I Capuleti e i
Montecchi with the Minnessota Opera;
Olympia in New York; Rosina in New York; the Queen of the Night in Los
Angeles; Gilda in Bilbao, Oviedo, Bologna, Trieste, and Detroit among others;
Il turco in Italia in Spain; L'enfant et les sortilèges in Boston and
Pittsburgh; Le comte Ory in Rome; and Dinorah in New York.
Sumi
Jo also appeared in performances at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Théâtre des
Champs-Élysées, Opéra National de Paris,
Washington Opera, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opera Australia
and the Teatro Colón.
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| Soprano Sumi Jo |
Aside
from singing opera, she has appeared with numerous symphony orchestras in
concerts like the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Cincinnati Pops, the
Orchestra of St. Luke's, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna
Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic,
the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, among others.
She
has collaborated with such conductors as Sir Georg Solti, Zubin Mehta, Lorin
Maazel, James Levine, Kent Nagano, and Richard Bonynge. She has given solo
recitals throughout Europe , the US ,
Canada and Australia .
In
her wish to bring classical music to the younger generation, Sumi Jo started to
venture into cross over by provided the voice of Veda Pierce in the HBO
miniseries 'Mildred Pierce'. She also
sung the theme song for the the movie Nine Gates starring Johnny Depp and numerous
Korean movies and television series. A winner
of the Grammy Award for her recordings, Sumi Jo has over 50 recordings to her
credit, including ten solo albums for Erato, the French division of Warner
Classics. She was also a recipient of
the following awards: International Puccini Award, Korean Award for Culture and
Arts, “Artist for Peace” of UNESCO, Best Vocal Album by French Cultural
Critics, the Best Selling Album of the Year award by British Classic and the
Order of Culture Merit of South Korea to name a few.
The
net proceeds from this event will be coursed through Tanging Yaman Foundation
of Manoling Francisco, S.J., of Ateneo de Manila University to reach the
communities devastated by super typhoon Yolanda.
Sumi
Jo in Manila is presented by
Cultural Arts Events Organizer (CAEO) in partnership with the Korean Cultural Center ,
Edsa Shangri-la Hotel Manila, Lyric Piano, DZFE.FM The Master's Touch and
BusinessWorld.
Ticket
prices:
P5000
Orchestra Premiere
P3000
Orchestra Center
P2500
Orchestra Left
P2000
Orchestra Right
P1500
Balcony Center/Left
P1000
Balcony Right
For
inquiries:
CAEO 782-7164, 750-0768, (0918) 347-3027, (0920)
954-0053
SM
Ticket Outlets 470-2222,
www.smtickets.com
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