Opera Works

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1. Boris Godunov

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2. Who composed Aida?
Giuseppe Verdi
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Giacomo Puccini
Friedrich von Schiller


3. What is the prequel to 'The Marriage of Figaro'?
Modest Mussorgsky
The Barber of Seville
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.
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'.


4. Carmen
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
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
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


5. Who composed Salome?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Gioacchino Rossini
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.
Richard Strauss


6. Who composed Madama Butterfly?
Giuseppe Verdi
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
Giacomo Puccini
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


7. The Barber of Seville
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.
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 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'.
Modest Mussorgsky


8. Who composed La Boheme?
Giacomo Puccini
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
Gioacchino Rossini


9. Who composed 'The Marriage of Figaro'?
Friedrich von Schiller
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Modest Mussorgsky
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


10. William Tell

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11. Boris Godunov

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12. Who composed 'The Barber of Seville'?
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 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'.
Modest Mussorgsky
Gioacchino Rossini


13. Who composed Don Giovanni?
Modest Mussorgsky
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.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


14. Who composed Carmen?
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
Giuseppe Verdi
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


15. The Marriage of Figaro
Giacomo Puccini
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
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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


16. Who composed Boris Godunov?
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
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


17. Who composed 'William Tell'?
The Barber of Seville
Giuseppe Verdi
Gioacchino Rossini
George Bizet


18. 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
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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
Giacomo Puccini


19. La Boheme
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 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 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'.
Gioacchino Rossini


20. Whose play was the basis for 'William Tell'?
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
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.
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


21. Who composed Boris Godunov?
The Barber of Seville
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 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
Modest Mussorgsky


22. Who composed 'The Barber of Seville'?
Gioacchino Rossini
Giuseppe Verdi
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Richard Strauss


23. Salome

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24. Why was Aida commissioned?
Giuseppe Verdi
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


25. Who composed Aida?
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.
Modest Mussorgsky
Giuseppe Verdi
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


26. Why was Aida commissioned?
Richard Strauss
Giuseppe Verdi
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
To commemorate the opening of the Suez Canal - but it was finished late and instead premiered at the opening of the Cairo Opera House


27. Aida
Giuseppe Verdi
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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
Giacomo Puccini


28. Who composed La Boheme?
Gioacchino Rossini
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
Gioacchino Rossini


29. Don Giovanni

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30. William Tell

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31. 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 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.
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.


32. Who composed 'The Marriage of Figaro'?
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
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
Richard Strauss
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


33. Who composed Salome?
Giuseppe Verdi
Richard Strauss
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 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


34. Who composed Carmen?
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.
Giacomo Puccini
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
George Bizet


35. Don Giovanni

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36. Salome

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37. What is the prequel to 'The Marriage of Figaro'?
Giacomo Puccini
Giuseppe Verdi
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.


38. The Marriage of Figaro
Gioacchino Rossini
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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
Modest Mussorgsky


39. 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
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
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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


40. Who composed Madama Butterfly?
Giacomo Puccini
Modest Mussorgsky
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


41. Who composed 'William Tell'?
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
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 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


42. La Boheme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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.
Modest Mussorgsky


43. Aida
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
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 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'.


44. The Barber of Seville
Giuseppe Verdi
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
Richard Strauss
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.


45. Whose play was the basis for 'William Tell'?
Giuseppe Verdi
Friedrich von Schiller
Modest Mussorgsky
Giuseppe Verdi


46. Who composed Don Giovanni?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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
Giuseppe Verdi
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