BU celebrates Kipnis centennial

The Boston Globe | March 15, 1991| | Copyright

February 1 marked the 100th birthday of the late, great Russian basso Alexander Kipnis. Kipnis memorabilia are part of the special collections at Boston University, and today an exhibit devoted to Kipnis' career opens in the Mugar Memorial Library. The 11-case exhibit includes photos, posters, programs and an oil painting of the bass as Arkel in "Pelleas et Melisande." This afternoon at 5:30 the exhibit officially opens with remarks by Kipnis' son, the harpischordist Igor Kipnis; soprano Phyllis Curtin, dean of the School for the Arts at BU; radio personality Ron Della Chiesa; and Jon ...

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