Edward Downes
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1911 – 2001
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Who was Edward Downes?
Edward Olin Davenport Downes was an American musicologist, professor and music critic. He is perhaps best known as the host and quizmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Quiz on the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts from 1958 to 1996.
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- Born
- Aug 12, 1911
- Education
- Columbia University
- Harvard University
- Manhattan School of Music
- Died
- Dec 26, 2001
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on July 23, 2013
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