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Dmitri Hvorostovsky Trivia Quiz

Here are some questions about the great Russian baritone, Dmitri Hvorostovsky.

A multiple-choice quiz by RhinosNRoses. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
RhinosNRoses

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
376,271

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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88

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the first role Dmitri sang on stage? Hint

Belcore

Onegin

Marullo

Yeletsky

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these is one of Dmitri's signature roles? Hint

Prince Igor

Scarpia

Don Giovanni

Eugene Onegin

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Question 3 of 10

3. With which female singer did Dmitri make a recording of "La Traviata"? Hint

Joan Sutherland

Kiri te Kanawa

Renee Fleming

Ilena Cotrubas

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Question 4 of 10

4. The well-known song "Temnaya Noch" is part of which collection of songs? Hint

Rachmaninoff Romances

Arie Antiche

Petersburg Cycle

Songs of the War Years

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which two composers wrote or completed works specifically for Dmitri? Hint

Shostakovich and Rachmaninoff

Krutoy and Rubenstein

Frenkel and Shostakovich

Sviridov and Krutoy

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Question 6 of 10

6. What role has Dmitri not sung? Hint

Figaro

Rudolfo

Simon Boccanegra

Count di Luna

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Question 7 of 10

7. Dmitri sings a song called "Korobeyniki". You can hear the tune of it in what game? Hint

Super Mario Brothers

Grand Theft Auto

Pacman

Tetris

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which opera does Dmitri's character NOT kill or cause the death of a person he loves? Hint

Eugene Onegin

Don Giovanni

Rigoletto

Un Ballo en Maschara

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Question 9 of 10

9. What opera did Dmitri sing that has a role that can be, and was, sung by a countertenor? Hint

Demon

Un Ballo en Maschera

Rigoletto

Queen of Spades

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Question 10 of 10

10. When Dmitri sang "Rigoletto" at the Met, where was the opera was set? Hint

16th century Mantua

1870s American West

1920s Chicago

1960s Las Vegas

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the first role Dmitri sang on stage?

Answer: Marullo

He made his debut at the Krasnoyarsk Opera House, in the role of Marullo in "Rigoletto". Of course, now he has sung the title role of the jester in opera houses all over the world. "Ah! La maledizione!"

2. Which of these is one of Dmitri's signature roles?

Answer: Eugene Onegin

His "Eugene Onegin" with Renee Fleming, directed by Robert Carson at the Met is largely considered the best Onegin of all. The set is minimal and the singing, acting, and chemistry is top-notch.

3. With which female singer did Dmitri make a recording of "La Traviata"?

Answer: Kiri te Kanawa

Dmitri sings the role of Giorgio Germot, the manipulative father of Alfredo. He tells Violetta, "Once time has staled the delights of love, tedium will follow quickly. Then what?"

4. The well-known song "Temnaya Noch" is part of which collection of songs?

Answer: Songs of the War Years

"Dark is the night, only bullets are whistling over the steppe,
Only the wind hums in the wires, and dim stars twinkle.
In the dark night, I know that you do not sleep, my darling,
And by the cradle, you secretly wipe away a tear.
..."

5. Which two composers wrote or completed works specifically for Dmitri?

Answer: Sviridov and Krutoy

Igor Krutoy is a pop composer who has worked with Dmitri. They made a video of "Deja Vu".
Georgy Sviridov began work on a cycle of poems called "Petersburg" in 1975. He set the unfinished work aside. In 1995, he completed the hauntingly beautiful cycle specifically for Dmitri.

6. What role has Dmitri not sung?

Answer: Rudolfo

Rudolfo is a tenor role in "La Boheme" and Dmitri is a baritone. Dmitri started his training as a tenor, it was soon clear that he should sing baritone.

7. Dmitri sings a song called "Korobeyniki". You can hear the tune of it in what game?

Answer: Tetris

The song is a Russian folk tune, the name means "The Little Box is Full". Oh! That's why they chose it for Tetris!

8. In which opera does Dmitri's character NOT kill or cause the death of a person he loves?

Answer: Don Giovanni

In the movie "Don Giovanni Unmasked", Dmitri sings the roles of both Leporello and Don Giovanni. Don Giovanni kills the father of one of his (attempted?) conquests.

9. What opera did Dmitri sing that has a role that can be, and was, sung by a countertenor?

Answer: Demon

In Dmitri's concert performance of "Demon", the role of the angel was sung by countertenor Vadim Volkov. The rarely performed opera was written by Russian composer Anton Rubenstein.

10. When Dmitri sang "Rigoletto" at the Met, where was the opera was set?

Answer: 1960s Las Vegas

The characters for this production were modeled after the Rat Pack. The Duke was fashioned after Frank Sinatra and Rigoletto was modeled after Don Rickles.

Source: Author RhinosNRoses

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