Alexander Kipnis

1891–1978 (age 87)

Opera Singer

Biography

Alexander Kipnis became one of the most acclaimed opera singers of his generation, his resonant bass voice illuminating major houses from Europe to America. He brought emotional depth to every role, combining vocal power with an actor's sensitivity to story and character.

He passed away in 1978 and was laid to rest in Willowbrook Cemetery, leaving behind recordings and recollections of an artist who made the operatic canon feel alive.

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