Jan Kiepura Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
JAN KIEPURA
Born: May 16, 1902 in Sosnowiec, Poland, Russian Empire (now Sosnowiec, Slaskie, Poland)
Died: August 15, 1966 in Rye, New York
Biography
Jan Kiepura (1902-1966) was a popular opera singer in his homeland. He also performed at the Vienna Staatsoper, Teatro alla Scala, the Metropolitan Opera and the Paris Opéra and Opéra Comique, among other houses. A versatile entertainer, Kiepura appeared in 21 movies between 1926, most of them French and German-language, and on Broadway in two productions of Franz Lehár's The Merry Widow (1943-1944) and in Poloniase (1945-1946). He married lyric soprano Marta Eggerth in 1936, and the two performed together many times. They were forced to flee to the United States at the start of World War II.
1934-A-Song-for-You (Performer), 1934-A-Song-for-You (Sound), 1949-Valse-brillante (Performer), 1933-Tout-pour-l'amour (Performer), 1933-A-Song-for-You (Performer), 1932-The-Song-of-Night (Performer), 1930-Die-singende-Stadt (Performer), 1932-The-Song-of-Night (Sound), 1933-La-chanson-d'une-nuit (Performer), 1950-Absender-unbekannt (Performer), 1937-Zauber-der-Boheme (Performer), 1926-O-czym-sie-nie-mysli (Performer), 1926-O-czym-sie-nie-mysli (Sound), 1952-Das-Land-des-Lachelns (Performer), 1949-Addio-Mimi! (Performer), 1936-Thank-You,-Madame (Performer), 1940-Another-Experience (Performer), 1932-Be-Mine-Tonight (Performer), 1936-Give-Us-This-Night (Performer), 1935-I-Like-All-the-Women (Performer), 1935-Ich-liebe-alle-Frauen (Performer), 1934-Mon-coeur-t'appelle (Performer), 1934-My-Heart-Calls-You (Performer), 1934-Mon-coeur-t'appelle (Sound), 1934-My-Heart-Calls-You (Sound), 1961-And-on-Earth,-Peace (in person), 1931-Farewell-to-Love (Performer), 1935-E-lucean-le-stelle (Performer)
Theater Credits
Polonaise - Performer (October 6, 1945 - January 1946), The-Merry-Widow - Performer (October 7, 1944 - November 4, 1944), The-Merry-Widow - Performer (August 4, 1943 - May 6, 1944)
Style
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JAN KIEPURA - AUTOGRAPH 1945 - HFSID 207152Album leaf signed and dated by tenor Jan Kiepura in blue ink in 1945 Signature: "Jan Kiepura/1945" in blue ink. Pencil notations in bottom left corner in unknown hand. 5x4, with rounded bottom right corner.Sale Price $63.00
$70.00
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JAN KIEPURA - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 07/15/1953 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 19948Guestbook page signed by tenor Jan Kiepura and his wife, lyric soprano Marta Eggerth Autograph note signed "Hugh C. Brewer Jr.", "Marta Eggerth." and "Jan Kiepura" and, on verso, "You bet!…"
Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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JAN KIEPURA - PHOTOGRAPH MOUNT SIGNED - HFSID 181690Small 1¾x2 signed b/w bust photo of tenor Jan Kiepura singing, mounted to a small card Photograph mount signed "Jan Kiepura". Pencil notations at bottom edge in unknown hand.
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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JAN KIEPURA - PICTURE POST CARD SIGNED 07/21/1929 - HFSID 145106Argentinean post card with a sepia-toned bust photo by Melitta Lang of tenor Jan Kiepura in a suit and tie, signed and dated by him in 1929 Picture post card signed "Jan Kiepura/[illegible] 21.7.29". Pencil notations on verso in unknown hand.
Sale Price $288.00
$320.00
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HERBERT JANSSEN - AUTOGRAPH SENTIMENT SIGNED 01/05/1938 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 56019Album leaf signed and dated by baritone Herbert Jannsen in 1938 and tenor Jan Kiepura in 1941 Autograph sentiments signed "Alla senorita/[two untranslated lines]/Herbert Janssen/5.1.38" and, on verso, "avec sympathie/Jan Kiepura/1941".
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
