Reviews | Il Trittico | The Times | Scottish Opera 2023
“the finest performances of the evening come from Sunyoung Seo as a powerfully smouldering Giorgetta and a desperately poignant Sister Angelica. She sings and acts with her whole being, so that Angelica’s aria and suicide carry the power of a punch to the gut.”
Reviews | Il Trittico | The Telegraph | Scottish Opera 2023
“…fully developed characterisations…notably the stunning soprano Sunyoung Seo, who takes on both Giorgetta in Il tabarro and the title role in Suor Angelica. She has an almost hysterical fervour in the voice as Giorgetta is riven with her passion for Luigi or haunted by the memory of her son who was snatched from her in Suor Angelica. Her confrontation with her aunt, the Princess is agonising”
Reviews | Il Trittico | The Guardian | Scottish Opera 2023
“Sunyoung Seo shines…particularly in the heart-breaking aria Senza Mamma: her impeccably controlled voice commanding attention from her loudest outpourings to her quietest utterings.”
Reviews | Aida | Concert Classic | Opéra de Montpellier
“Sunyoung Seo‘s Aida, in a role debut for the young South Korean, is the epitome of seduction, with a full-bodied sound, coloured without a hint of acidity, and superb breath-control.”
Reviews | Aida | ForumOpera | Opéra de Montpellier
“In the title role, Sunyoung Seo quickly makes an immediate impression with the power of her performance. Her range is extensive, and also supple and expressive…what more could one ask for?”
Reviews | Madama Butterfly | ForumOpera | Opéra National de Lorraine
“Sunyoung Seo is a wonderful Butterfly. A nuanced actress, she is charming in her Act 1 infatuation, before being deeply touching as a woman wounded to her very core. Her breath-control and legato phrasing are stunning, her mezza voce refined…her soprano voice, ardent and radiant, yet heart-breaking at the same time.”
Reviews | Turandot | The Guardian | Opera North
“Sunyoung Seo’s Liu is everything you want from the character: limpid, liquid-toned and self-sacrificial.”