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 ...
Yma Sumac, the Peruvian-born singer whose spectacular multi-octave vocal range and exotic persona made her an international sensation in the 1950s, has died. She was 86. Sumac, who was diagnosed with ...
Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac (1922 - 2008) performs at the Royal Albert Hall in London, 1952. Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Tuesday marks what would have been the 94th ...
The late Peruvian singer Yma Sumac would have turned 100 years old this week, a fantastic excuse to examine her legacy and listen to her nearly five octave voice. Now a voice for the ages - whichever ...
In the 1950s, singer and diva Yma Sumac took over the North American airwaves with her mystical voice. The Queen of Exotica and Inca Princess was said to cast a spell on anyone who came across her ...
On Sept. 13, 1922, Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo, better known by her stage name Yma Sumac, the "Peruvian songbird" was born. Her divine, unworldly voice, which stretched more than ...
As a Peruvian kid growing up in Southern California, I’d pick through my father’s record collection, between the LPs of Peruvian creole waltzes and Mexican ballads, to admire a strange album by an ...
Ali McGregor has been an extremely busy woman. Not only is she the artistic director of this year's Adelaide Cabaret Festival but she has researched, written, and gives a stunning performance in Yma ...
How many Broadway shows has Yma Sumac been in? Yma Sumac has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows. How many West End shows has Yma Sumac been in? Yma Sumac has not appeared in the West End ...