Sumi Jo Releases Single for Coronavirus Victims

Soprano Sumi Jo on Wednesday released a new single, "Life is a Miracle", which will benefit coronavirus victims.

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The song was composed by composer and tenor Federico Paciotti, while pianist Giovanni Allevi accompanies her.

"I started working on the single after a close friend died far too young of coronavirus", Jo said in a telephone interview on Wednesday.

"While it was difficult to even go out, let alone hire a recording studio, the spirits of the three artists involved gelled marvelously. Even though people speak different languages and come from different cultural backgrounds, all humans share universal feelings of pain, love, sadness, and happiness. Music carries all these emotions".

The record was first released in Italy on July 10. All proceeds from Italy will be donated to the Umberto Veronesi Foundation, which is dedicated to raising funds to fight the virus, and proceeds from Korea will be donated to the Ewha Womans University Medical Center.