1954Nominee
Best Performance
Secret of the Incas
Yma Sumac
Actor
Ichocan, Cajamarca, Peru
September 10, 1923
Biography
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1957Nominee
Best Performance
Omar Khayyam
1990Nominee
Best Performance
Goodbye to Cali
Career Highlights
1972Highlight
Best Performance
Fol-de-Rol
1958Highlight
Best Performance
Music of Always
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Secret of the Incas