Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Sumi Jo
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Quizzes
USA 2006 - 78th Annual Academy Awards. Closeup of giant Oscar statue at the entrance of the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, film movie hollywood
Pop Culture Quiz
Related Questions
Read Next
the Beatles. Publicity still from Help! (1965) directed by Richard Lester starring The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) a British musical quartet. film rock music movie
What's the Difference Between Tempo and Rhythm?
Woman Playing a Theorbo to Two Men, oil on canvas by Gerard Terborch, 1667-1668. (Baroque Art)
What’s That Sound?: 8 Intriguing Early Musical Instruments
The last big concert of Jimi Hendrix before he died in London was in Germany on the isle of Fehmarn 6th of September 1970. The festival was called Love-and-Peace-Festival.
Is 27 an Especially Deadly Age for Musicians?
Discover
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)
Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture
Hemp (Cannabis sativa).
9 Mind-Altering Plants
Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.
6 Wars of Independence
Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"
How Deadly Is Quicksand?
Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church
Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd
Causes of the Great Depression

Sumi Jo: Facts & Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Sumi-Jo
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As Soo Kyong Jo
Born November 22, 1962 (age 62) • Seoul • South Korea
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (1992)
“La Divina”
Maria Callas
American singer
Joan Sutherland
Joan Sutherland
Australian opera singer
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, 1956.
Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
German singer
Lily Pons
American singer
Marcella Sembrich
Polish singer
Rosa Ponselle.
Rosa Ponselle
American singer
Adelina Patti.
Adelina Patti
Italian singer
Amelita Galli-Curci
Amelita Galli-Curci
American singer
Jenny Lind
Jenny Lind
Swedish singer
Luisa Tetrazzini, c. 1910.
Luisa Tetrazzini
Italian singer
Nellie Melba, engraving, 1894
Dame Nellie Melba
Australian singer
Leontyne Price
Leontyne Price
American opera singer
Dawn Upshaw
American singer
Renée Fleming
Renée Fleming
American singer
Beverly Sills
Beverly Sills
American opera singer
Marilyn Horne
Marilyn Horne
American opera singer
Kiri Te Kanawa
Kiri Te Kanawa
New Zealand opera singer
Kathleen Battle
Kathleen Battle
American opera singer
Eileen Farrell
American singer
Jessye Norman
Jessye Norman
American opera singer

Related Quizzes and Features

Quiz
USA 2006 - 78th Annual Academy Awards. Closeup of giant Oscar statue at the entrance of the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, film movie hollywood
Pop Culture Quiz