Kipras Petrauskas (December 5, 1885 as Ciprijonas Petrauskas – January 17, 1968) was a Lithuanian and Soviet operatic tenor (created around 80 roles), professor, and Lithuanian Association of Artists member. The national opera foundation is associated with him.[1][2][3] He was married to Elena Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė.[4] In 1942, he was asked to hide a Jewish baby girl, Dana Pomeranz, which he and his wife agreed to do.[5] To hide the girl better, he and his wife left the city, moving first to a Lithuanian village, and later to Austria and then Germany.[5] In 1947, they came back to Lithuania, found Dana's parents, and gave her back to them.[5]
Kipras Petrauskas | |
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 Kipras Petrauskas, c. 1920s | |
| Born | Ciprijonas Petrauskas December 5, 1885 |
| Died | January 17, 1968 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg Conservatory |
| Occupation | Operatic tenor |
| Years active | 1911–1958 |
| Spouse | Elena Žalinkevičaitė-Petrauskienė |
| Children | Leonas "Luka" Petrauskas Guoda Petrauskaitė Aušra Petrauskaitė |
| Parent(s) | Jonas Petrauskas Juozapota Rastenytė |
In 1999, Petrauskas and his wife were recognized by Yad Vashem as two of the Righteous Among the Nations.[5]
Kipras Petrauskas made his first recordings for Vox (Berlin 1922), then Odeon (1926 and 1928) and finally Columbia (Vilnius, ca. 1933).
Gallery
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Kipras Petrauskas with his brother Mikas Petrauskas in the 1930s -
Petrauskas performing the Teuton role -
Memorial plaque to brothers Kipras and Mikas Petrauskas in Kaunas, Lithuania
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References
edit- ^ A. Pocius. Kipras Petrauskas. Kelias į dainos meno viršūnes. 1985 m. Kaunas
- ^ Bruveris, J. "Kipras Petrauskas – Operos solistai – Personalijos – Lietuvos nacionalinis operos ir baleto teatras". Opera.lt. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ^ "M. and K. Petrauskai Lithuanian Music Museum". Muziejai.lt. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ^ Skučaitė, Virginija. "Legendinio tenoro šeimoje vaikai buvo didžiausia vertybė". Kauno.Diena.lt. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Kipras Petrauskas and Elena Žalinkevičaite - Petrauskienė - The Righteous Among The Nations - Yad Vashem". Archived from the original on November 7, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- Rainer E. Lotz, Axel Weggen, Oliver Wurl und Christian Zwarg: Discographie der deutschen Gesangsaufnahmen Band 4, Birgit Lotz Verlag, Bonn 2005
