Jan Kiepura papers
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Eggerth, Marta, 1912–2013
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Marta Eggerth (17 April 1912 – 26 December 2013) was a Hungarian actress and singer from "The Silver Age of Operetta". Many of the 20th century's most famous operetta composers, including Franz Lehár, Fritz Kreisler, Robert Stolz, Oscar Straus and Paul Abraham, composed works especially for her. Eggerth was born in Budapest, the daughter of Tilly (née Herzog, or Herzegh), a dramatic coloratura soprano, and Paul Eggerth, a bank director. Eggerth began singing during her early childhood.[4] Her...
Kiepura, Jan, 1902-1966
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Jan Kiepura (1902-1966) was born in Sosnowiec, Poland, the son of Miriam (née Neuman), a former professional singer, and Franciszek Kiepura, a baker and grocery owner. From 1916–1920, he attended the Junior School in Sosnowiec where he graduated from high school. In 1921, Kiepura studied law at the University of Warsaw. He learned singing from Wacław Brzeziński and Tadeusz Leliwa, and in 1923, he performed his first concert in the Sphinx cinema in Sosnowiec. In 1924, Kiepura was admitted by Emil...
