Kienzl

(kénts’-’1), Wm., b. Waizenkirchen, Jan. 17, 1857—Vienna, Oct. 3, 1941; pupil of Buwa, Uhl, Remy, Mortier de Font a in, Jos. Krejci, and later, Liszt; 1879 Dr. Phil. at Vienna; 1880 lectured at Munich; 1881-82 toured as pianist; 1883-84 chief cond. of German Opera, Amsterdam; 1886 m. the concert-singer Lili Hoke; 1886-90 dir. Styrian Musikverein at Graz and cond.; 1890-92, 1st cond. Hamburg Opera; 1892-93, at Munich; 1899-1901 at Graz as composer. His first opera ‘‘ Urvast” (Dresden, 1886) was succ., as was ‘‘ Heilmar, der Narr’ (Munich, 1892), and still more so ‘‘Der Evangelimann’”’; his opera, ‘“‘Kuhreigen’” (Vienna Volk so per, Nov. 25, 1911) asucc. in Europe; c. also “Don Quichote,”’ a “‘musical tragi-comedy”’; he finished Jensen’s “Turandot,” and c. also songs, etc.; author of books on music, _volumes of memoirs, etc.: ' Kiepura (ké-d-poo’-ri), Jan; Polish tenor; after 1924 sang at Vienna State Op. with sensational succ., while still in his twenties; also heard as guest artist in many other Eur. cities; with Chicago Op. Co., 1930; has sung in motion pictures in England and Hollywood. Met. Op., 1937-8.