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Jan Kiepura and Martha Eggerth

Published: June 26, 2009, 8:08 p.m.

The legendary couple in material from film, live and commercial recordings.
\xa0 Kiepura sings arias from Boheme, Tosca, Martha, Pearl Fishers (unpub.), and a Di quella pira (TWICE!) from the film, "So Ends Our Night," with the CHORUS as the accompaniment.
\xa0\xa0 He also sings\xa0 "Ob Blond"(Stolz), "Prayer for Poland,"(an arrangement of a Chopin song), and "Processional"with Gladys Swarthout.

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\xa0\xa0 Mme.Eggerth is heard in "Mi chiamano Mimi," songs from Lehar's "Zarewitsch," "Die ganze Welt" (Lehar), and from a 1992 Vienna concert in 1992, at age 80, "Das Lied ist aus."(Stolz.).
\xa0\xa0\xa0 She is then heard in a Merry Widow Medley and "Wien,Wien" from a 2002 gala.(Amazing!!!).
\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 The podcast concludes with Eggerth and Kiepura singing the "Neapolitan Duet" from Lehar's "Der Zarewitsch," ending on a fabulous\xa0 piano\xa0 high C by the great tenor.\xa0\xa0 (68 min.)