MENGENAI EPISOD INI
The singers Jan Kiepura and Marta Eggerth were a musical dream couple and superstars in the early days of recorded sound and music film. Their younger son, Marjan Kiepura, and his wife Jane Knox-Kiepura tell us about their careers before and after American exile, from serenading fans outside the Vienna State Opera to performing Franz Lehár’s “The Merry Widow” in Polish for audiences in Chicago.
Show Notes:
*2:33 – Marta’s musical beginnings in Budapest
*5:04 – the secret to maintaining a nine-decade career
*7:15 – [musical excerpt: “Neopolitan Duet” from Lehár’s “Der Zarewitsch”] – waltzing offstage on Broadway
*12:31 – making the transition from Europe to the U.S.
Musical excerpts from provided courtesy of Marjan Kiepura and Jane Knox-Kiepura. To hear more, visit our website https://www.insideoutmedia.digital/conversations
Intro and outro composed and performed by Miguel Kertsman
