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1. This is the only opera in the French language that centres on the persecution of Jews.
2. This relatively recent opera focuses on the real-life hijacking of the cruise ship, "Achille Lauro".
3. In this Wagner opera, a woman is in love with her husband's nephew.
4. This opera by Giacomo Puccini could be considered racist. It features three characters named Ping, Pang and Pong.
5. This is definitely the only opera where a prince is chased by a giant snake in Egypt.
6. Which of the following is Beethoven's only opera?
7. This opera is meant as the prequel to Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro", though it was written much later.
8. This is the only modern opera featuring a devil and a bearded lady.
9. This dark and depressing opera with dissonant music is about a Polish soldier who goes mad and kills his girlfriend, then himself.
10. This Dvorak opera puts a new spin on the Czech folk legend of the vodnik, or water monster. Water fairy falls in love with prince.
11. Philip Glass' famous opera about a famous scientist.
12. This opera, by Vincenzo Bellini, has a Druidess in love with a Roman in Ancient Britain.
13. In this Verdi opera, a court jester accidentally helps the villains to kidnap his own daughter.
14. In this comparatively modern English opera, the main character, a fisherman, is accused of having romantic involvement with several young boys.
15. This Russian opera tells the story of an intrigue over the Russian throne.
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