Career
In 1986, Jo made her European operatic debut as Gilda in Verdi's
Rigoletto at the
Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Verdi in
Trieste. This debut performance attracted the attention of
Herbert von Karajan, who proceeded to cast her as Oscar in
Un ballo in maschera opposite
Plácido Domingo at the
Salzburg Festival in 1989.
[6] Due to the death of Karajan during the rehearsals of this planned performance, Jo actually never had the opportunity to sing on stage under the baton of Karajan (
Georg Solti conducted the performance) though early that year she had sung in the studio recording of the work for
Deutsche Grammophon[7]
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Recordings
[...] Notable recordings include [...]the voice of the falcon in Sir Georg Solti's
Grammy Award winning recording of Strauss'
Die Frau ohne Schatten for the Decca label and the role of Oscar the page in Herbert von Karajan's recording of Verdi's
Un ballo in maschera for Deutsche Grammophon.
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Opera recordings
Verdi:
Un Ballo In Maschera with
Plácido Domingo, Jean-Luc Chaignaud,
Josephine Barstow, Florence Quivar.
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus.
Herbert von Karajan. DGG 1989.
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