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Who Composed What? Trivia Quiz

I give you the opera, you give me the composer. Easy as that!

A multiple-choice quiz by jennie0409. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
jennie0409

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
158,373

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Who composed 'Lulu'? Hint

Alexandre-C�sar-L�opold Bizet

Henry Purcell

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Alban Berg

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote 'The Bartered Bride'? Hint

Ruggero Leoncavallo

Vincenzo Bellini

Bedrich Smetana

Heinrich Marschner

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who composed 'The Rake's Progress'? Hint

Umberto Giordano

Richard Strauss

Richard Wagner

Igor Stravinsky

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Question 4 of 10

4. Okay... Who was the composer of 'The Marriage of Figaro'? Hint

Ruggero Leoncavallo

Jules Massenet

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Carlo Soliva

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who wrote 'La Boheme'? Hint

Carl Maria von Weber

Arrigo Bo�to

Giacomo Puccini

Charles Gounod

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who wrote 'Jenufa'? Hint

Francesco Cilea

Fromental Halevy

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Leos Janacek

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Question 7 of 10

7. We're getting there... Who wrote 'Carmen '? Hint

Saverio Mercadante

Francesco Cilea

Clemens von Franckenstein

Georges Bizet

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'Gawain' was written by which of the following composers? Hint

Harrison Birtwistle

Amilcare Ponchielli

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Gustave Charpentier

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who takes due-credit for 'La Cenerentola'? Hint

Arrigo Enrico Bo�to

Heinrich Marschner

Gioacchino Antonio Rossini

Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini

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Question 10 of 10

10. Almost time to clock out for the day... Who wrote 'Preziosa'? Hint

Charles Fran�ois Gounod

Leo Jan��ek

Carl Maria von Weber

Ruggero Leoncavallo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who composed 'Lulu'?

Answer: Alban Berg

When Berg passed away, in 1935, 'Lulu' was not yet complete. Friedrich Cerha wrote the final act. 'Lulu,' now in its complete form, was performed for the very first time in 1979 in Paris.

2. Who wrote 'The Bartered Bride'?

Answer: Bedrich Smetana

All ends well after a crazy circus intervenes in the end!

3. Who composed 'The Rake's Progress'?

Answer: Igor Stravinsky

Stravinsky's father, Fyodor Ignatyevich Stravinsky, was a successful bass singer at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. I guess the apple truly doesn't fall far from the tree. How proud must Dad have been?!?

4. Okay... Who was the composer of 'The Marriage of Figaro'?

Answer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

In Italian, the beautiful name for this opera is 'Le Nozze di Figaro.'

5. Who wrote 'La Boheme'?

Answer: Giacomo Puccini

Did you know, that in 1923, Puccini suffered from throat cancer? He seemed healed after treatment at a clinic in Brussels. However, his heart gave out, also in Brussels, soon thereafter, leaving one work unfinished: 'Turandot.' All of Italy felt the loss of this great composer. Puccini's wife died seven years later, when their house was turned into a museum.

6. Who wrote 'Jenufa'?

Answer: Leos Janacek

Janacek spent much time composing 'Jenufa' alone: 1894-1903.

7. We're getting there... Who wrote 'Carmen '?

Answer: Georges Bizet

Bizet was admitted to the Paris Conservatoire at the age of nine, after training by his musically-gifted parents.

8. 'Gawain' was written by which of the following composers?

Answer: Harrison Birtwistle

This is a two-act opera, based upon a poem titled 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.' It was a chance for Birtwistle to return to the theater.

9. Who takes due-credit for 'La Cenerentola'?

Answer: Gioacchino Antonio Rossini

Rossini's mom sang. His dad played a horn. First Rossini married a soprano, Isabella Colbran. One year after Colbran's death, Rossini married Olympe P�lissier. He had lived with P�lissier for 15 years prior to their marriage (while Rossini was still married to Colbran). Can we say Player?

10. Almost time to clock out for the day... Who wrote 'Preziosa'?

Answer: Carl Maria von Weber

This opera was first performed on the 14th of April, 1821, in Berlin.

So how'd you do? I hope you enjoyed the quiz! God bless you!

Source: Author jennie0409

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