ɐmˌʌŋ kˈɪpnizᵻz mˈoʊst sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɹˈoʊlz wɜː ðə bˈeɪs pˈɑːɹts ɪn ˈɑːpɚɹəz baɪ mˈoʊtsɑːɹt ænd wˈæɡnɚ, æz wˈɛl æz ðə tˈaɪɾəl ɹˈoʊl ɪn mʌsˈoːɹɡskiz bˈɔːɹɪs ɡˈɑːdʒuːnˌɑːv ænd ðə pˈɑːɹt ʌv ɹˈɑːkoʊ ɪn fᵻdˈɛlɪˌoʊ baɪ bˈeɪtoʊvən.
Among Kipnis's most celebrated roles were the bass parts in operas by Mozart and Wagner, as well as the title role in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov and the part of Rocco in Fidelio by Beethoven.