Yma Sumac
- Recitazione
- 10 settembre 1923 · Ichocan, Cajamarca, Peru
- 1 novembre 2008
Biografia
Yma Sumac (born Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo, September 10, 1923 – November 1, 2008), was a Peruvian–American coloratura soprano. In the 1950s, she was one of the most famous exponents of exotica music. Sumac became an international success based on her extreme vocal range. She had six and a half octaves according to some reports, but other reports (and recordings) document four and a half at the peak of her singing career. (A typical trained singer has a range of about three octaves).
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Filmografia
- Repertoire of Death · Musica
- Dérapages · Musica
- Gold Eye Ball · Musica
- Yma Sumac: La Castafiore Inca
- Adiós a Cali · Additional Music
- À quoi rêvent les vieux ours? · Musica
- Fol-de-Rol · Various Characters
- The Hollywood Palace · In persona
- Las canciones unidas
- Música de Siempre
- Le avventure e gli amori di Omar Khayyam · Karina
- Climax! · Maria Santez
- Il segreto degli Incas · Kori-Tica