http://parterre.com/2009/06/29/park-and-bark-2/ where opera is king and you, the readers, are queens Sun, 27 May 2012 06:19:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://parterre.com/2009/06/29/park-and-bark-2/comment-page-1/#comment-68614 Harry Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:28:16 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=4253#comment-68614 God!Yma Sumac sent thrills through me as a kid,just looking at those contrived Capitol record covers of hers. This supposed mysterious 'jungle princess' that could sing the stratosphere yet also appeared to be all knowing of all humans' hidden desires.....which I wanted to find out about and explore too (naturally!) God!Yma Sumac sent thrills through me as a kid,just looking at those contrived Capitol record covers of hers. This supposed mysterious ‘jungle princess’ that could sing the stratosphere yet also appeared to be all knowing of all humans’ hidden desires…..which I wanted to find out about and explore too (naturally!)

]]> http://parterre.com/2009/06/29/park-and-bark-2/comment-page-1/#comment-68608 Lydia Language Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:04:35 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=4253#comment-68608 BUT you weren't there for La Navarraise! Shame shame shame! BUT you weren’t there for La Navarraise! Shame shame shame!

]]> http://parterre.com/2009/06/29/park-and-bark-2/comment-page-1/#comment-68577 Constantine A. Papas Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:05:08 +0000 http://parterre.com/?p=4253#comment-68577 If Sumac had formal training, she could have been the best coloratura ever,at all ranges- soprano, mezzo or contralto. It'll be a long time-maybe generations- before a voice like her come along. YS' voice was a freak of nature in the most positve way. If Sumac had formal training, she could have been the best coloratura ever,at all ranges- soprano, mezzo or contralto. It’ll be a long time-maybe generations- before a voice like her come along. YS’ voice was a freak of nature in the most positve way.

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