Viennese operetta and film star of the 30s who fled to America after the Anschluss
Between the two world wars, during the so-called "silver age" of Viennese operetta, the coloratura soprano Marta Eggerth, who has died aged 101, reigned supreme on stage and, above all, on screen. In the films of the 1930s, the blonde, wide-eyed beauty's bright bell-like tones and charming personality provided a welcome relief from ruinous inflation, world depression and the approaching sound of Nazi jackboots.
The leading operetta composers of the day, Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálmán, Oscar Straus, Robert Stolz and Paul Abraham, all wrote songs for her films. However, by 1938, after the Anschluss, with the exception of Lehár, all of them, being Jewish, had fled Vienna for the Us. Eggerth and her husband, Jan Kiepura, the celebrated Polish tenor, who both had Jewish mothers, also left Austria for America, where they continued their singing careers.
Hitler loved Viennese operetta,...
Between the two world wars, during the so-called "silver age" of Viennese operetta, the coloratura soprano Marta Eggerth, who has died aged 101, reigned supreme on stage and, above all, on screen. In the films of the 1930s, the blonde, wide-eyed beauty's bright bell-like tones and charming personality provided a welcome relief from ruinous inflation, world depression and the approaching sound of Nazi jackboots.
The leading operetta composers of the day, Franz Lehár, Emmerich Kálmán, Oscar Straus, Robert Stolz and Paul Abraham, all wrote songs for her films. However, by 1938, after the Anschluss, with the exception of Lehár, all of them, being Jewish, had fled Vienna for the Us. Eggerth and her husband, Jan Kiepura, the celebrated Polish tenor, who both had Jewish mothers, also left Austria for America, where they continued their singing careers.
Hitler loved Viennese operetta,...
- 12/31/2013
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
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Katherine, Simon, Rolando and Vanessa saved Joseph.
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The highly regarded operatic duo Katherine Jenkins and Rolando Villazon return to help the five remaining popstars to hit the high notes.
Following in the footsteps of previous winner Darius Campbell, our popstars perform live each week to win the approval of the all important judges, Katherine Jenkins, Rolando Villazon, Simon Callow and Vanessa Mae.
Myleene Klass will be hosting but who will come out on top this year and make the transition from pop idol to operatic sensation?
Andy Bell was the forth celebrity to leave the competition after he and Joseph Washbourn found themselves in the bottom two after receiving the lowest amount of public votes.
Katherine, Simon, Rolando and Vanessa saved Joseph.
Upon being voted out, Andy said: “It’s not like doing a...
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- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
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