Opera Works

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1. Who composed La Boheme?
The Barber of Seville
Giacomo Puccini
In this opera - two servants of Count Almaviva plan to marry - but the plan is complicated by the older Marcellina who wants to wed the title character - the Count who has made unwanted advances towards the other servant - and Don Bartolo who has a l
A young gypsy who works in a cigarette factory in Seville Who is arrested by Don Josa for fighting - but is able to cajole him into letting her escape


2. Why was Aida commissioned?
The story of four extremely poor friends who live in the French Quarter of Paris: Marcello the artist - Rodolpho the poet - Colline the philosopher - and Schaunard the musician.
Richard Strauss
To commemorate the opening of the Suez Canal - but it was finished late and instead premiered at the opening of the Cairo Opera House
Giacomo Puccini


3. Who composed Carmen?
In the prologue - the title character - chief adviser of Ivan the Terrible - is being pressured to assume the throne after Ivan's children die. In the 1st act - Grigori decides to impersonate one of Ivan's sons - who had already been killed at the ti
The story of four extremely poor friends who live in the French Quarter of Paris: Marcello the artist - Rodolpho the poet - Colline the philosopher - and Schaunard the musician.
George Bizet
Richard Strauss


4. Who composed Madama Butterfly?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Barber of Seville
Giacomo Puccini
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


5. Who composed Salome?
Richard Strauss
Giuseppe Verdi
The story of four extremely poor friends who live in the French Quarter of Paris: Marcello the artist - Rodolpho the poet - Colline the philosopher - and Schaunard the musician.
The Barber of Seville


6. Boris Godunov

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7. Who composed 'The Barber of Seville'?
The tale of a 14th century Swiss patriot who wishes to end Austria's domination of his country. In the first act - he helps Leuthold - a fugitive - escape the Austrian governor - Gessler. In the 3rd act - he is forced to shoot an apple off of Gessler
A young gypsy who works in a cigarette factory in Seville Who is arrested by Don Josa for fighting - but is able to cajole him into letting her escape
Gioacchino Rossini
Giacomo Puccini


8. Aida
An Ethiopian princess Who is held captive in Egypt and falls in love with an Egyptian general - but both are caught by a jealous princess and the general is buried alive
Modest Mussorgsky
The tale of a 14th century Swiss patriot who wishes to end Austria's domination of his country. In the first act - he helps Leuthold - a fugitive - escape the Austrian governor - Gessler. In the 3rd act - he is forced to shoot an apple off of Gessler
Gioacchino Rossini


9. Whose play was the basis for 'William Tell'?
Friedrich von Schiller
Gioacchino Rossini
The American naval lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton is stationed in Nagasaki where - with the help of the broker Goro - he weds the young girl Cio-Cio-San with a marriage contract with a cancellation clause. The opera ends when Cio-Cio-San stab
An Ethiopian princess Who is held captive in Egypt and falls in love with an Egyptian general - but both are caught by a jealous princess and the general is buried alive


10. Who composed Boris Godunov?
Giuseppe Verdi
Modest Mussorgsky
Gioacchino Rossini
The Barber of Seville


11. The Barber of Seville
To commemorate the opening of the Suez Canal - but it was finished late and instead premiered at the opening of the Cairo Opera House
The tale of a 14th century Swiss patriot who wishes to end Austria's domination of his country. In the first act - he helps Leuthold - a fugitive - escape the Austrian governor - Gessler. In the 3rd act - he is forced to shoot an apple off of Gessler
To commemorate the opening of the Suez Canal - but it was finished late and instead premiered at the opening of the Cairo Opera House
Count Almaviva loves Rosina - the ward of Dr. Bartolo. Figaro promises to help him win the girl - and eventually they succeed by climbing in with a ladder and bribing the notary Who was to marry Rosina to Dr. Bartolo himself.


12. Who composed Madama Butterfly?
Giacomo Puccini
The American naval lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton is stationed in Nagasaki where - with the help of the broker Goro - he weds the young girl Cio-Cio-San with a marriage contract with a cancellation clause. The opera ends when Cio-Cio-San stab
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
A young gypsy who works in a cigarette factory in Seville Who is arrested by Don Josa for fighting - but is able to cajole him into letting her escape


13. The Barber of Seville
The title character attempts to seduce Donna Anna - but is discovered by her father - whom he kills in a swordfight. Later in the act - his servant Leporello recounts his master's 2000-odd conquests in the 'Catalogue Aria'.
A young gypsy who works in a cigarette factory in Seville Who is arrested by Don Josa for fighting - but is able to cajole him into letting her escape
Count Almaviva loves Rosina - the ward of Dr. Bartolo. Figaro promises to help him win the girl - and eventually they succeed by climbing in with a ladder and bribing the notary Who was to marry Rosina to Dr. Bartolo himself.
Giacomo Puccini


14. What is the prequel to 'The Marriage of Figaro'?
Giacomo Puccini
Giuseppe Verdi
Gioacchino Rossini
The Barber of Seville


15. Who composed 'The Marriage of Figaro'?
Richard Strauss
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The title character attempts to seduce Donna Anna - but is discovered by her father - whom he kills in a swordfight. Later in the act - his servant Leporello recounts his master's 2000-odd conquests in the 'Catalogue Aria'.
Giacomo Puccini


16. What is the prequel to 'The Marriage of Figaro'?
To commemorate the opening of the Suez Canal - but it was finished late and instead premiered at the opening of the Cairo Opera House
Gioacchino Rossini
An Ethiopian princess Who is held captive in Egypt and falls in love with an Egyptian general - but both are caught by a jealous princess and the general is buried alive
The Barber of Seville


17. Who composed La Boheme?
In the prologue - the title character - chief adviser of Ivan the Terrible - is being pressured to assume the throne after Ivan's children die. In the 1st act - Grigori decides to impersonate one of Ivan's sons - who had already been killed at the ti
Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini
Modest Mussorgsky


18. Boris Godunov

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19. Who composed Aida?
A young gypsy who works in a cigarette factory in Seville Who is arrested by Don Josa for fighting - but is able to cajole him into letting her escape
Giuseppe Verdi
Jokanaan is imprisoned in the dungeons of King Herod. The title character - Herod's 15-year-old stepdaughter becomes obsessed with the prisoner - and when Salome is promised 'anything' for dancing for Herod - she asks for Jokannan's head.
An Ethiopian princess Who is held captive in Egypt and falls in love with an Egyptian general - but both are caught by a jealous princess and the general is buried alive


20. Who composed Carmen?
In this opera - two servants of Count Almaviva plan to marry - but the plan is complicated by the older Marcellina who wants to wed the title character - the Count who has made unwanted advances towards the other servant - and Don Bartolo who has a l
George Bizet
Giacomo Puccini
In the prologue - the title character - chief adviser of Ivan the Terrible - is being pressured to assume the throne after Ivan's children die. In the 1st act - Grigori decides to impersonate one of Ivan's sons - who had already been killed at the ti


21. Salome

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22. William Tell

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23. Madama Butterfly
Modest Mussorgsky
The tale of a 14th century Swiss patriot who wishes to end Austria's domination of his country. In the first act - he helps Leuthold - a fugitive - escape the Austrian governor - Gessler. In the 3rd act - he is forced to shoot an apple off of Gessler
The American naval lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton is stationed in Nagasaki where - with the help of the broker Goro - he weds the young girl Cio-Cio-San with a marriage contract with a cancellation clause. The opera ends when Cio-Cio-San stab
Gioacchino Rossini


24. Who composed Salome?
Richard Strauss
Gioacchino Rossini
The American naval lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton is stationed in Nagasaki where - with the help of the broker Goro - he weds the young girl Cio-Cio-San with a marriage contract with a cancellation clause. The opera ends when Cio-Cio-San stab
Gioacchino Rossini


25. Who composed Aida?
Giacomo Puccini
The American naval lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton is stationed in Nagasaki where - with the help of the broker Goro - he weds the young girl Cio-Cio-San with a marriage contract with a cancellation clause. The opera ends when Cio-Cio-San stab
Gioacchino Rossini
Giuseppe Verdi


26. Carmen
A young gypsy who works in a cigarette factory in Seville Who is arrested by Don Josa for fighting - but is able to cajole him into letting her escape
An Ethiopian princess Who is held captive in Egypt and falls in love with an Egyptian general - but both are caught by a jealous princess and the general is buried alive
Count Almaviva loves Rosina - the ward of Dr. Bartolo. Figaro promises to help him win the girl - and eventually they succeed by climbing in with a ladder and bribing the notary Who was to marry Rosina to Dr. Bartolo himself.
Friedrich von Schiller


27. The Marriage of Figaro
Gioacchino Rossini
In this opera - two servants of Count Almaviva plan to marry - but the plan is complicated by the older Marcellina who wants to wed the title character - the Count who has made unwanted advances towards the other servant - and Don Bartolo who has a l
A young gypsy who works in a cigarette factory in Seville Who is arrested by Don Josa for fighting - but is able to cajole him into letting her escape
Friedrich von Schiller


28. Carmen
A young gypsy who works in a cigarette factory in Seville Who is arrested by Don Josa for fighting - but is able to cajole him into letting her escape
To commemorate the opening of the Suez Canal - but it was finished late and instead premiered at the opening of the Cairo Opera House
Giacomo Puccini
Richard Strauss


29. Who composed Boris Godunov?
The Barber of Seville
Modest Mussorgsky
The title character attempts to seduce Donna Anna - but is discovered by her father - whom he kills in a swordfight. Later in the act - his servant Leporello recounts his master's 2000-odd conquests in the 'Catalogue Aria'.
The title character attempts to seduce Donna Anna - but is discovered by her father - whom he kills in a swordfight. Later in the act - his servant Leporello recounts his master's 2000-odd conquests in the 'Catalogue Aria'.


30. Whose play was the basis for 'William Tell'?
Friedrich von Schiller
An Ethiopian princess Who is held captive in Egypt and falls in love with an Egyptian general - but both are caught by a jealous princess and the general is buried alive
A young gypsy who works in a cigarette factory in Seville Who is arrested by Don Josa for fighting - but is able to cajole him into letting her escape
In the prologue - the title character - chief adviser of Ivan the Terrible - is being pressured to assume the throne after Ivan's children die. In the 1st act - Grigori decides to impersonate one of Ivan's sons - who had already been killed at the ti


31. La Boheme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Giacomo Puccini
The story of four extremely poor friends who live in the French Quarter of Paris: Marcello the artist - Rodolpho the poet - Colline the philosopher - and Schaunard the musician.
Modest Mussorgsky


32. William Tell

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33. Don Giovanni

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34. Salome

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35. Madama Butterfly
The American naval lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton is stationed in Nagasaki where - with the help of the broker Goro - he weds the young girl Cio-Cio-San with a marriage contract with a cancellation clause. The opera ends when Cio-Cio-San stab
The tale of a 14th century Swiss patriot who wishes to end Austria's domination of his country. In the first act - he helps Leuthold - a fugitive - escape the Austrian governor - Gessler. In the 3rd act - he is forced to shoot an apple off of Gessler
The title character attempts to seduce Donna Anna - but is discovered by her father - whom he kills in a swordfight. Later in the act - his servant Leporello recounts his master's 2000-odd conquests in the 'Catalogue Aria'.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


36. The Marriage of Figaro
Gioacchino Rossini
The story of four extremely poor friends who live in the French Quarter of Paris: Marcello the artist - Rodolpho the poet - Colline the philosopher - and Schaunard the musician.
In this opera - two servants of Count Almaviva plan to marry - but the plan is complicated by the older Marcellina who wants to wed the title character - the Count who has made unwanted advances towards the other servant - and Don Bartolo who has a l
The Barber of Seville


37. Why was Aida commissioned?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
To commemorate the opening of the Suez Canal - but it was finished late and instead premiered at the opening of the Cairo Opera House
The American naval lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton is stationed in Nagasaki where - with the help of the broker Goro - he weds the young girl Cio-Cio-San with a marriage contract with a cancellation clause. The opera ends when Cio-Cio-San stab
In this opera - two servants of Count Almaviva plan to marry - but the plan is complicated by the older Marcellina who wants to wed the title character - the Count who has made unwanted advances towards the other servant - and Don Bartolo who has a l


38. La Boheme
Richard Strauss
The story of four extremely poor friends who live in the French Quarter of Paris: Marcello the artist - Rodolpho the poet - Colline the philosopher - and Schaunard the musician.
Giuseppe Verdi
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


39. Who composed 'The Barber of Seville'?
The American naval lieutenant Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton is stationed in Nagasaki where - with the help of the broker Goro - he weds the young girl Cio-Cio-San with a marriage contract with a cancellation clause. The opera ends when Cio-Cio-San stab
Gioacchino Rossini
In the prologue - the title character - chief adviser of Ivan the Terrible - is being pressured to assume the throne after Ivan's children die. In the 1st act - Grigori decides to impersonate one of Ivan's sons - who had already been killed at the ti
Giacomo Puccini


40. Who composed Don Giovanni?
The Barber of Seville
The story of four extremely poor friends who live in the French Quarter of Paris: Marcello the artist - Rodolpho the poet - Colline the philosopher - and Schaunard the musician.
George Bizet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


41. Who composed 'William Tell'?
Gioacchino Rossini
Giacomo Puccini
Giuseppe Verdi
Richard Strauss


42. Don Giovanni

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43. Aida
Giacomo Puccini
In the prologue - the title character - chief adviser of Ivan the Terrible - is being pressured to assume the throne after Ivan's children die. In the 1st act - Grigori decides to impersonate one of Ivan's sons - who had already been killed at the ti
The tale of a 14th century Swiss patriot who wishes to end Austria's domination of his country. In the first act - he helps Leuthold - a fugitive - escape the Austrian governor - Gessler. In the 3rd act - he is forced to shoot an apple off of Gessler
An Ethiopian princess Who is held captive in Egypt and falls in love with an Egyptian general - but both are caught by a jealous princess and the general is buried alive


44. Who composed 'The Marriage of Figaro'?
The tale of a 14th century Swiss patriot who wishes to end Austria's domination of his country. In the first act - he helps Leuthold - a fugitive - escape the Austrian governor - Gessler. In the 3rd act - he is forced to shoot an apple off of Gessler
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Giuseppe Verdi
Giacomo Puccini


45. Who composed Don Giovanni?
Count Almaviva loves Rosina - the ward of Dr. Bartolo. Figaro promises to help him win the girl - and eventually they succeed by climbing in with a ladder and bribing the notary Who was to marry Rosina to Dr. Bartolo himself.
Giacomo Puccini
George Bizet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


46. Who composed 'William Tell'?
Gioacchino Rossini
In this opera - two servants of Count Almaviva plan to marry - but the plan is complicated by the older Marcellina who wants to wed the title character - the Count who has made unwanted advances towards the other servant - and Don Bartolo who has a l
In the prologue - the title character - chief adviser of Ivan the Terrible - is being pressured to assume the throne after Ivan's children die. In the 1st act - Grigori decides to impersonate one of Ivan's sons - who had already been killed at the ti
In this opera - two servants of Count Almaviva plan to marry - but the plan is complicated by the older Marcellina who wants to wed the title character - the Count who has made unwanted advances towards the other servant - and Don Bartolo who has a l