Yma Sumac was incredibly proud of her version of Mozart’s “Queen of the Night” and her unprecedented vocalese of “Clair de Lune.” For the most part, she demonstrates all of her vocal range in that incredibly beautiful rendering. It has an almost Disney feel, with the lush orchestration and her ethereal voice. Both clips are exclusive to the Official Yma Sumac Archives. I released them on an album called The Voice, which is a 2 volume collection of songs she always wanted to record but wasn’t abl

At an Yma Sumac concert, you’d be very apt to hear both of these in the same performance! What’s fascinating is that although she usually preferred the full orchestral versions of her music (for large theaters and stadiums), she had certain arias and her Capitol repertoire re-orchestrated so she could also perform them at venues like the Mocambo and Chateau Madrid. Both of these clips are exclusive from Sumac’s official website. Incidentally, everything the Diva is wearing in this 1957 photo is

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