The darling of the Metropolitan Opera and beloved worldwide, breathtaking Korean soprano Sumi Jo makes her triumphant return to Vancouver on January 21st at the Orpheum. Sumi Jo's debut performance with the VSO two years ago was an extraordinary success, with thunderous standing ovations and the audience clamoring for more.
Now, this truly great soprano returns with a new program of operatic favourites by Rossini, Verdi and Donizetti. The VSO also welcomes back former Associate Conductor and current Victoria Symphony Music Director Tania Miller to conduct what will be a very special evening indeed.
Sumi Jo, a disciple of Maria Callas and Dame Joan Sutherland, has emerged as one of the most beautiful voices in contemporary Opera. She is widely admired for the astonishing emotional expression, authenticity, and warmth of her voice. As an Accademia Nazional di Santa Cecilia-trained coloratura soprano, she is a true diva of the highest order, earning lavish praise from peers and critics alike. Herbert von Karajan called Sumi Jo "a voice from Heaven." Her last appearance in Vancouver was a revelation to Vancouver audiences, with reactions the likes of which are rarely seen; audiences and critics were blown away – and will be again!
Tania Miller has a rapidly growing reputation as a consummate musician, leader, and communicator in today's orchestral scene. The 2007/2008 Season will mark Ms. Miller's fifth season as Music Director of the Victoria Symphony Orchestra.
Prior to her work in Victoria, Ms. Miller was with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra from 2000-2004, first as Assistant Conductor and later as Associate Conductor. Her many North American guest conducting engagements include the Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, Windsor, Oregon, Montreal, Toledo, London (ON), and Saskatoon Symphony Orchestras, and she recently made her European debut conducting the Berne Symphoniker in Switzerland where she will return in the 2008/2009 season. -- www.vancouversymphony.ca
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