Jan Kiepura

Jan Kiepura
Kiepura in 1935
Born
Jan Wiktor Kiepura

(1902-05-16)May 16, 1902
Sosnowiec, Poland
DiedAugust 15, 1966(1966-08-15) (aged 64)
Harrison, NY, United States
Resting placePowązki, Poland
MonumentsSosnowiec, Krynica-Zdrój
Other namesJean Kiepura
Occupation(s)singer (lyric tenor)/(lirico spinto),(Heldentenor) and actor
Spouse
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(m. 1936)​
Marta Eggerth and Jan Kiepura (1954)
Grave of Kiepura at Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw

Jan Wiktor Kiepura (Polish: [kjɛˈpura]; May 16, 1902 – August 15, 1966) was a Polish opera singer (lyric tenor / lirico spinto, Heldentenor) and actor. He enjoyed a successful international career and performed at leading concert halls around the world including La Scala, Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, Opéra-Comique, La Fenice and Teatro Colón. He was the recipient of numerous national and international distinctions and honours including Poland's Order of Polonia Restituta,[1] France's Legion of Honour[2] and Sweden's Order of the Polar Star.[3]

  1. ^ "M.P. 1935 nr 258 poz. 308". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Waldorff, Jerzy (1988). Jan Kiepura [Jan Kiepura] (in Polish). Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne. p. 22-23. ISBN 83-224-0317-8.
  3. ^ "Gazeta Lwowska" (in Polish). January 26, 1937. Retrieved May 11, 2024.