Marjan’s Musical Soirées

Mar 28 2023

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Marjan's Musical Soirées is a new podcast series where Marjan Kiepura invites you to share in his artistic and musical heritage. Since the launch of his successful Chopin CD entitled, Images of a Homeland, pianist Marjan Kiepura now has a significant YouTube following. Marjan comes from a distinguished musical family. His parents were the opera singers and movie stars Marta Eggerth and Jan Kiepura. The host and narrator, Jane Knox, is fluent in three languages and writes original material for programs and narrates concerts.

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Act II – Marta Eggerth – Hungarian Wunderkind Years 1924-1930

Mar 28 2023 21 mins

Marta’s brilliant young life in Budapest. Her musical relationship with the King of Jazz Operetta Paul Abraham . Marta sings three songs by this gifted composer and stories from Marta’s own account.

Marta Eggerth “The Hungarian Wunderkind Years - A Trilogy 1912-1930” Act 1

Feb 24 2023 17 mins

In Act 1 of this Trilogy – presenter Jane Knox, chronicles Marta’s unique childhood in Hungary and the many famous artists, composers, playwrights of stage and screen who recognized her unique talent. These included Paul Abraham (1892-1960), Bela Zerkovitz (1882-1948) Joseph Szulc (1875-1956). Marta’s talent would ultimately lead her to Vienna and beyond where she became a ma

Marta Eggerth and Franz Lehar: Films and Operetta Legacy

Dec 26 2022 26 mins

This podcast, created and hosted by Jane Knox-Kiepura, describes the close artistic relationship between Franz Lehar and Marta Eggerth in films and operettas. Franz Lehar has often been referred to as the King of Operetta famous for The Merry Widow among others. Conversely, Marta Eggerth was often known as the Queen of Operetta. Marta would make six films involving Lehar’s music

Jan Kiepura Singing Polish Repitoire

Dec 10 2022 19 mins

Jan Kiepura singing Polish repertoire. Producers Marjan Kiepura and Jane Knox.

Exilarte, An Evening In Vienna. Reflections on the exhibit of Marta Eggerth and Jan Kiepura

Nov 04 2022 28 mins

On May 20, 2022 pianist Marjan Kiepura and his wife Jane Knox-Kiepura, hosted a program at the Exilarte Center in Vienna at the University of Music and Performing Artswhere the exhibit was held. The Program commemorated the careers of Marjan’s parents, the renowned singers Marta Eggerth and Jan Kiepura, who both rose to international stardom in Vienna. The Exilarte Center was co

The Polish tenor, Jan Kiepura in Opera Arias

Sep 02 2022 27 mins

The Polish tenor Jan Kiepura (1902 – 1966) was one of the most famous opera singers of the last century and remembered throughout the world . Whereas he was a European movie star from some 19 films; his fame started on the opera stages of Europe and North and South America. After his debut at the Lvov Opera in 1924, he sang major tenor roles throughout the 1930s and 1940s in oper

Marta Eggerth live performance “Sárbogárd Dombovar” composer Robert Stolz, piano Marjan Kiepura with special musical arrangement

Dec 18 2021 7 mins

Marta Eggerth sings live “Sárbogárd Dombovar” composer Robert Stolz, lyrics Istvan Mihaly. Piano Marjan Kiepura with special musical arrangementWiesbaden May Festival 1990. Host Jane Knox

Marta Eggerth sings live Im Chambre Separee. Marjan Kiepura, piano. Discussion on vocal longevity.

Dec 10 2021 8 mins

Marta Eggerth sings “Nur die Liebe macht uns Jung” by Franz Lehar: Marjan Kiepura, pianist

Dec 04 2021 7 mins

Marta Eggerth sings “Nur die Liebe macht uns Jung” - “Only Love Keeps Us Young” - by Franz Lehar. Marjan Kiepura is the pianist, from a concert at the Wiesbaden Opera in May 1990. Podcast and discussion is hosted by Jane Knox.

Marta Eggerth sings from Die Geschiedene Frau – Kind, Du Kannst Tanzen – live. Marjan Kiepura, pianist.

Nov 20 2021 8 mins

Marta Eggerth sings live from Die Geschiedene Frau–Kind, Du Kannst Tanzen. Marjan Kiepura is the pianist; from a concert at the Wiesbaden Opera in May 1990. Podcast and discussion is hosted by Jane Knox.