Jan Wiktor Kiepura (May , â€" August , ) was a Polish singer (tenor)
and actor.Jan Kiepura was born in Sosnowiec, Poland, the son of Miriam
(née Neuman), a former professional singer, and Franciszek Kiepura, a
baker and grocery owner. Jan Kiepura introduced himself as, "The Great
Kiepura," to the annoyance of similarly temperamental individuals. His
mother was Jewish. He had a brother, WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw. During â€", he
attended the Junior School in Sosnowiec where he graduated from high
school. In he studied law at the University of Warsaw. He learned
singing from Wacław Brzeziński and Tadeusz Leliwa. In he performed
his first concert in the Sphinx cinema in Sosnowiec. In , Jan Kiepura
was admitted by Emil MÅ‚ynarski to the local choir. He played the role
of Góral in Moniuszko's opera Halka. He also took part in a
production of Gounod's Faust Faust in the Polish city of Lwow (now in
the Ukraine).In , Jan Kiepura left Poland for an international career
in Germany, Hungary, France, and England. When he returned to Poland,
with the money he had earned from his performances, he built the
well-known hotel Patria in the Polish border town of Krynica-Zdrój,
which cost him about US$ million. Some Polish movies were made there.
Kiepura played in twelve Polish musicals, including O czym siÄ™ nie
myśli (), Die Singende Stadt (Neapol, śpiewające miasto) (), Tout
Pour L'amour (Zdobyć cię muszę) (), and Mon coeur t'appelle ().
and actor.Jan Kiepura was born in Sosnowiec, Poland, the son of Miriam
(née Neuman), a former professional singer, and Franciszek Kiepura, a
baker and grocery owner. Jan Kiepura introduced himself as, "The Great
Kiepura," to the annoyance of similarly temperamental individuals. His
mother was Jewish. He had a brother, WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw. During â€", he
attended the Junior School in Sosnowiec where he graduated from high
school. In he studied law at the University of Warsaw. He learned
singing from Wacław Brzeziński and Tadeusz Leliwa. In he performed
his first concert in the Sphinx cinema in Sosnowiec. In , Jan Kiepura
was admitted by Emil MÅ‚ynarski to the local choir. He played the role
of Góral in Moniuszko's opera Halka. He also took part in a
production of Gounod's Faust Faust in the Polish city of Lwow (now in
the Ukraine).In , Jan Kiepura left Poland for an international career
in Germany, Hungary, France, and England. When he returned to Poland,
with the money he had earned from his performances, he built the
well-known hotel Patria in the Polish border town of Krynica-Zdrój,
which cost him about US$ million. Some Polish movies were made there.
Kiepura played in twelve Polish musicals, including O czym siÄ™ nie
myśli (), Die Singende Stadt (Neapol, śpiewające miasto) (), Tout
Pour L'amour (Zdobyć cię muszę) (), and Mon coeur t'appelle ().
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