1. Sumi Jo's mother was an amateur singer and pianist who had been unable to pursue her own professional music studies because of politics in Korea during the 1950s.
10 Facts About Sumi Jo
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Sumi Jo entered the department of vocal music at the Seoul National University with the best practical score since the department had opened.
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Sumi Jo graduated in 1985 with majors in keyboard and voice.
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Sumi Jo returned to Covent Garden the next year to sing Adina in L'elisir d'amore and Elvira in I puritani.
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Sumi Jo appeared in performances at the Theatre du Chatelet, Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Opera National de Paris, Washington Opera, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opera Australia, and the Teatro Colon.
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Sumi Jo's work led her to sing under such conductors as Sir Georg Solti, Zubin Mehta, Lorin Maazel, James Levine, Kent Nagano, and Richard Bonynge.
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Sumi Jo gave recitals throughout Europe, the United States, Canada, and Australia.
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Sumi Jo's 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.
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Sumi Jo was unable to attend to her mother's funeral in South Korea due to COVID-19 quarantine, while she was in Italy.
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Sumi Jo recorded the song with a Japanese-American conductor, Kent Nagano, in Lyon, France.