History Daily on Instagram: “Peruvian coloratura soprano singer Yma Sumac was a descendant of Atahualpa, the last Incan emperor, and had a 4 1/2 octave vocal range in…”
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Singer Yma Sumac, a noted Peruvian coloratura soprano, tries for a comeback in New York, March 18, 1975. Sumac was an international success, due to her vocal range which was said to
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