Presented by Korea Music Foundation and SBU & Partners

Sumi Jo, Soprano
40th Anniversary Concert

Saturday, March 21, 2026
Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall
Grammy Award–winning soprano Sumi Jo is renowned for the brilliance and agility of her voice. Since her European debut in 1986, she has sung leading roles at the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, the Wiener Staatsoper, and other major houses. She has recorded albums with conductors including Sir Georg Solti and Herbert von Karajan. Her honors include Korea’s Gold Crown Order of Cultural Merit, France’s Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and more.

Performers

Sumi Jo, Soprano
Sandro Russo, Piano

Program

DONIZETTI “Chacun le sait” from La fille du régiment
GIACOMELLI “Sposa son disprezzata” from Merope
MOZART Variations on “Ah vous dirai-je, maman,” K. 265
J. STRAUSS JR. “Wo die Citronen blüh’n!,” Op. 364
DONIZETTI “Pronta io son” from Don Pasquale
ROSSINI “La pastorella dell’Alpi” from Les soirées musicales
LEHÁR “Lippen, schweigen” from Die lustige Witwe
J. STRAUSS “Spiel’ ich die Unschuld vom Lande” from Die Fledermaus
BELLINI “Casta diva” from Norma