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1. Mozart completed his first solo opera in 1767. The plot (based upon Ovid's "Metamorphoses") tells how a prince was killed by Apollo's discus and transformed into beautiful flowers. Who was the prince killed by Apollo?
2. Which king of Pontus is the title character in an opera by Mozart (1770) and an opera by Alessandro Scarlatti (1707)?
3. Which of these operas by Mozart was inspired by a character from Homer's "Iliad"?
4. Which opera contains the very challenging arias "Martern aller Arten" for soprano and "O, wie will ich triumphieren" for bass? Pay attention: we're looking for an opera by Mozart, while some of the red herrings are by other composers.
5. In which comic opera by Mozart did Count Almaviva hope to have a secret rendezvous with his servant maid Susanna, while Susanna swapped clothes with the Countess Rosina?
6. Who sang the famous list in "Don Giovanni"?
7. In which opera by Mozart do the sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella appear, as well as their lovers Ferrando and Guglielmo?
8. In the Singspiel "Der Stein der Weisen" composed by Mozart, Henneberg, Gerl, Schack and Schikaneder, Mozart contributed with an aria where the soprano sings as an animal. Which animal?
9. One of the final operas by Mozart was named after the Roman Emperor who completed the Colosseum. Which of these operas had its first night in 1791?
10. Which character sings in "Die Zauberflöte" the catchy theme "Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja" ("The bird catcher am I indeed")?
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