Kipras Petrauskas

Kipras Petrauskas (November 23, 1885 as Ciprijonas Petrauskas – January 17, 1968) was a Lithuanian 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

(1885-11-23)November 23, 1885
Ceikiniai, Russian Empire
DiedJanuary 17, 1968(1968-01-17) (aged 82)
Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLithuanian
Alma materSaint Petersburg Conservatory
OccupationOperatic tenor
Years active1911–1958
Spouse(s)Elena Žalinkevičaitė
ChildrenLeonas "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).

  • 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

References
  1. A. Pocius. Kipras Petrauskas. Kelias į dainos meno viršūnes. 1985 m. Kaunas
  2. Bruveris, J. "Kipras Petrauskas – Operos solistai – Personalijos – Lietuvos nacionalinis operos ir baleto teatras". Opera.lt. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  3. "M. and K. Petrauskai Lithuanian Music Museum". Muziejai.lt. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  4. Skučaitė, Virginija. "Legendinio tenoro šeimoje vaikai buvo didžiausia vertybė". Kauno.Diena.lt. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  5. "Kipras Petrauskas and Elena Žalinkevičaite - Petrauskienė - The Righteous Among The Nations - Yad Vashem".
  • Rainer E. Lotz, Axel Weggen, Oliver Wurl und Christian Zwarg: Discographie der deutschen Gesangsaufnahmen Band 4, Birgit Lotz Verlag, Bonn 2005

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