13 Facts About Marta Eggerth

Marta Eggerth was a Hungarian actress and singer from "The Silver Age of Operetta".

Marta Eggerth's mother dedicated herself to her daughter, who was called a "Wunderkind" at the age of 11 making her theatrical debut in the operetta Mannequins.

Marta Eggerth eventually took over the title role to great critical acclaim after Kern suddenly became indisposed.

Subsequently, Marta Eggerth performed the role of Adele in Max Reinhardt's famous 1929 Hamburg production of Die Fledermaus at the age of 17.

Marta Eggerth made more than 40 films in five languages: Hungarian, English, German, French and Italian.

Marta Eggerth went on to sing leading roles in Tosca, Rigoletto, Carmen, Manon, and Aida, as well as performing up to 80 concerts a year throughout the United States and Canada.

Marta Eggerth subsequently signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in Hollywood and, during the early 1940s, made two movies with Judy Garland: For Me and My Gal in 1942 and Presenting Lily Mars in 1943.

Marta Eggerth sang a medley from the operetta in four languages and received a spontaneous standing ovation.

Marta Eggerth repeated this medley in 2000, at a gala to mark the 200th anniversary of Vienna's Theater an der Wien.

In 2001, Marta Eggerth returned to London for "An Interview-in-Concert" at a sold-out Wigmore Hall, accompanied by conductor-pianist Alexander Frey and hosted by British author and critic Brendon Carroll.

Marta Eggerth sang at the annual Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation concerts at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall.

Marta Eggerth was seen in Austria on a popular television detective series, Tatort, playing the role of an aging diva suspected in a murder case.

Marta Eggerth was awarded many major artistic decorations from Austria, Germany, Poland, and Italy in recognition of her accomplishments in operetta, theatre and film.