Rex Levang
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- MPR's Rex Levang plays the Metropolitan Opera Quiz
As a young boy growing up in Duluth, Minnesota Public Radio's Classical Music Director Rex Levang listened to broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera and dreamed of being a contestant on the Opera's Quiz. Well, his dream came true, as Rex was part of a panel of opera fans who answered questions sent in by listeners and crafted by the Quiz Master. He recounts his experience with MPR’s Greta Cunningham.
- On the phone with Luciano Pavarotti
MPR's Music Director Rex Levang has phone interview with famed Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti. They spoke about the fundraising concerts the singer has played over the years.
- American RadioWorks: Walking Out of History - The True Story of Shackleton's Endurance Expedition
A Midday broadcast of Walking Out of History: The True Story of Shackleton's Endurance Expedition, an American RadioWorks documentary about Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance Antarctica expedition. MPR’s John Rabe presents various interviews, readings, sounds, and commentary.
- Music Listening Contest - What kids know about classical music
All Things Considered’s Chris Roberts reports on high school students participating in the annual Music Listening Contest. Whiz kids from all over the state gathered at Augsburg College in Minneapolis for the state finals. Roberts looks at how they prepared, what they've learned, and the rigors of the contest itself.
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