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Test yourself! Take this A Night at the Opera Quiz | Other Music

Given the composer and two or three characters from an opera, find the correct title of the work.

A matching quiz by imahogg. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
imahogg

Time
3 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
396,038

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
153

(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.

Questions		Choices
1. Wagner: Brunhilde, Mime		Lucia di Lammermoor
2. Verdi: Leonora, Manrico		Manon
3. Offenbach: Olympia, Antonia, Giuletta		Il Trovatore
4. Britten: Ellen, Balstrode		Tales of Hoffmann
5. Massenet: des Grieux, de Bretigny		La Boheme
6. Donizetti: Edgardo, Enrico		Fidelio
7. Strauss: Eisenstein, Rosalinda, Alfredo		Don Giovanni
8. Mozart: Elvira, Leporello, Ottavio		Die Fledermaus
9. Puccini: Mimi, Rodolfo, Marcello		Siegfried
10. Beethoven: Leonore, Pizarro, Rocco		Peter Grimes

Select each answer

1. Wagner: Brunhilde, Mime

2. Verdi: Leonora, Manrico

3. Offenbach: Olympia, Antonia, Giuletta

4. Britten: Ellen, Balstrode

5. Massenet: des Grieux, de Bretigny

6. Donizetti: Edgardo, Enrico

7. Strauss: Eisenstein, Rosalinda, Alfredo

8. Mozart: Elvira, Leporello, Ottavio

9. Puccini: Mimi, Rodolfo, Marcello

10. Beethoven: Leonore, Pizarro, Rocco

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Wagner: Brunhilde, Mime

Answer: Siegfried

"Siegfried" is the third of four operas in Wagner's Ring Cycle.

2. Verdi: Leonora, Manrico

Answer: Il Trovatore

This is the opera that is featured in the Marx Brothers' "A Night at the Opera."

3. Offenbach: Olympia, Antonia, Giuletta

Answer: Tales of Hoffmann

A drunkard, Hoffmann, tells three stories of lost love and then gets drunker.

4. Britten: Ellen, Balstrode

Answer: Peter Grimes

Benjamin Britten is often considered England's finest composer of operas.

5. Massenet: des Grieux, de Bretigny

Answer: Manon

Puccini composed an Italian version of this story entitled "Manon Lescaut."

6. Donizetti: Edgardo, Enrico

Answer: Lucia di Lammermoor

This work is based on Sir Walter Scott's novel, "The Bride of Lammermoor."

7. Strauss: Eisenstein, Rosalinda, Alfredo

Answer: Die Fledermaus

Sometimes called "The Revenge of the Bat," this work is a New Year's Eve favorite at the Metropolitan Opera.

8. Mozart: Elvira, Leporello, Ottavio

Answer: Don Giovanni

"Don Giovanni" premiered at the Estates Theater in Prague in 1787 and is still a favorite at that venue.

9. Puccini: Mimi, Rodolfo, Marcello

Answer: La Boheme

This opera, depicting the Bohemian lifestyle in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the early part of the nineteenth century, continues to be a favorite of many people.

10. Beethoven: Leonore, Pizarro, Rocco

Answer: Fidelio

"Fidelio" is often the answer in pub quizzes as it is the only opera that Beethoven ever wrote.

Source: Author imahogg

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