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Jan Kiepura | |
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 Kiepura in 1935 | |
| Born | Jan Wiktor Kiepura May 16, 1902 Sosnowiec, Poland |
| Died | August 15, 1966 (aged 64) |
| Resting place | Powązki, Poland |
| Monuments | Sosnowiec, Krynica-Zdrój |
| Other names | Jean Kiepura |
| Occupation(s) | singer (lyric tenor)/(lirico spinto),(Heldentenor) and actor |
| Spouse | |
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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]
- ^ "M.P. 1935 nr 258 poz. 308". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Waldorff, Jerzy (1988). Jan Kiepura [Jan Kiepura] (in Polish). Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne. p. 22-23. ISBN 83-224-0317-8.
- ^ "Gazeta Lwowska" (in Polish). January 26, 1937. Retrieved May 11, 2024.