Marjan’s Musical Soirées

About Marjan’s Musical Soirées

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.

Publisher

Marjan Kiepura, pianist and Jane Knox, host and narrator

Category

music · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 May 2021

Latest episode

28 Mar 2023

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Mar 2023

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

   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.

2. 

   25 Feb 2023

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

   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 major star of stage, film, opera and operetta. Our special thanks to Andras Szentpeteri.

3. 

   26 Dec 2022

   Marta Eggerth and Franz Lehar: Films and Operetta Legacy

   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 with many songs composed especially for her.

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