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Nineteenth century French opera, outside of the perennials Carmen, Romeo et Juliette, and Faust, has largely wound up having to take a back seat to Italian and German opera of the same era. Then along comes Sumi Jo, a glamorous, golden toned, and exciting soprano whose realm of expertise happens to be in nineteenth century French opera. Rather than force her to sing Wagner or Verdi certainly it is best to showcase Jo in the music that she is best at, even if names such as Ambroise Thomas, André Messager, Michael Balfe, and Adolphe Adam do not exactly seem to motivate music lovers to take flight to the nearest record store or concert hall. Make no mistake about it, Jo is simply incredible in this music -- light, airy, and able to scale some of the highest, most treacherous passagework in opera without the slightest sign of strain or discomfort. Every pitch is true -- at the end of "Le Jour sous le soleil bèni" Jo's voice moves up into the stratosphere and just sits there until the end of the piece, without wavering in the slightest. Jo is wonderfully expressive in the slower arias; the "Couplets de Mysoli" from Félicien David's La Perle du Brésil is usually done as a cheesy soprano showpiece, but here Jo puts it over as the piquant gem that it is. The accompaniment, provided by Richard Bonynge and the English Chamber Orchestra, is lively and spontaneous, and the occasional instrumental solos heard in these pieces are played beautifully. This disc, released in October 1994, was reissued under the title of French Coloratura Arias in September 2004.
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Un mari à la porte (Jacques Offenbach)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jacques Offenbach, Composer - Sumi Jo, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Bonynge, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Pope, Producer - Leon Morand, Author - Alfred Delacour, Author - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stephan von Cron, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1994 Decca Music Group Limited
Don César de Bazan (Jules Massenet)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Jules Massenet, Composer - Sumi Jo, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Bonynge, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Pope, Producer - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jules Ruelle, Author
℗ 1994 Decca Music Group Limited
La perle du Brésil (Félicien David)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sumi Jo, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Bonynge, Conductor, MainArtist - William Bennett, Flute, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Pope, Producer - Felicien David, Composer - Gabriel, J.J./Saint-Etienne, S.J., Author - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Decca Music Group Limited
L'Amant jaloux (André Ernest Modeste Grétry)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sumi Jo, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Bonynge, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Pope, Producer - André Grétry, Composer - D'Hele, T./Levasseur, F., Author - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Decca Music Group Limited
Les Puits d'amour (Eugène Scribe)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sumi Jo, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eugene Scribe, Author - Michael William Balfe, Composer - Richard Bonynge, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Pope, Producer - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jules Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Author
℗ 1994 Decca Music Group Limited
Madame Chrysanthème (André Messager)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sumi Jo, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ANDRE MESSAGER, Composer - Richard Bonynge, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Pope, Producer - Hartmann, G./Alexandre, A., Author - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Decca Music Group Limited
Le songe d'une nuit d'été (Rosier, J.B. / de Leuven, A.,)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sumi Jo, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Bonynge, Conductor, MainArtist - Ambroise Thomas, Composer - Christopher Pope, Producer - Rosier, J.B./de Leuven, A., Author - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Decca Music Group Limited
Les pantins de Violette (Leon Battu)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sumi Jo, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Adolphe Adam, Composer - Richard Bonynge, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Pope, Producer - Leon Battu, Author - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Decca Music Group Limited
Le Pré aux clercs (Ferdinand Hérold)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sumi Jo, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ferdinand Hérold, Composer - Richard Bonynge, Conductor, MainArtist - Anthony Marwood, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Pope, Producer - Francois Antione Eugene de Planard, Author - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Decca Music Group Limited
Le Roi l'a dit / Act 2 (Léo Delibes)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Léo Delibes, Composer - Edmond Gondinet, Author - Sumi Jo, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Bonynge, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Pope, Producer - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Decca Music Group Limited
Si j'étais roi (Adolphe-Philippe d'Ennery)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sumi Jo, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Adolphe Adam, Composer - Richard Bonynge, Conductor, MainArtist - Adolphe-Philippe d'Ennery, Author - Jules-Henri Brésil, Author - Christopher Pope, Producer - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Decca Music Group Limited
La fête du village voisin (François Adrien Boieldieu)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sumi Jo, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Bonynge, Conductor, MainArtist - Christopher Pope, Producer - François-Adrien Boieldieu, Composer - Charles Augustin Bessompierre Sewrin, Author - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Decca Music Group Limited
La reine Topaze (Victor Masse)
English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sumi Jo, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Bonynge, Conductor, MainArtist - Victor Massé, Composer - Christopher Pope, Producer - Lockroy, J.P.S./ Battu, L., Author - Colin Moorfoot, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1994 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
Nineteenth century French opera, outside of the perennials Carmen, Romeo et Juliette, and Faust, has largely wound up having to take a back seat to Italian and German opera of the same era. Then along comes Sumi Jo, a glamorous, golden toned, and exciting soprano whose realm of expertise happens to be in nineteenth century French opera. Rather than force her to sing Wagner or Verdi certainly it is best to showcase Jo in the music that she is best at, even if names such as Ambroise Thomas, André Messager, Michael Balfe, and Adolphe Adam do not exactly seem to motivate music lovers to take flight to the nearest record store or concert hall. Make no mistake about it, Jo is simply incredible in this music -- light, airy, and able to scale some of the highest, most treacherous passagework in opera without the slightest sign of strain or discomfort. Every pitch is true -- at the end of "Le Jour sous le soleil bèni" Jo's voice moves up into the stratosphere and just sits there until the end of the piece, without wavering in the slightest. Jo is wonderfully expressive in the slower arias; the "Couplets de Mysoli" from Félicien David's La Perle du Brésil is usually done as a cheesy soprano showpiece, but here Jo puts it over as the piquant gem that it is. The accompaniment, provided by Richard Bonynge and the English Chamber Orchestra, is lively and spontaneous, and the occasional instrumental solos heard in these pieces are played beautifully. This disc, released in October 1994, was reissued under the title of French Coloratura Arias in September 2004.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:18
- Main artists: Sumi Jo English Chamber Orchestra Richard Bonynge
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 1994 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 1994 Decca Music Group Limited
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