Jan Kiepura

Jan Wiktor Kiepura was an acclaimed Polish singer and actor.

Jan Kiepura was born in Sosnowiec, Poland, the son of Miriam , a former professional singer, and Franciszek Kiepura, a baker and grocery owner. His mother was Jewish. He had a brother, Wadysaw. During 19161920, he attended the Junior School in Sosnowiec where he graduated from high school. In 1921 he studied law at the University of Warsaw. He learned singing from Wacaw Brzeziski and Tadeusz Leliwa. In 1923 he performed his first concert in the Sphinx cinema in Sosnowiec. In 1924, Jan Kiepura was admitted by Emil Mynarski to the local choir. He played the role of Gral in Moniuszkos opera Halka. He also took part in a production of Gounods Faust Faust in the Polish city of Lwow .

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