I Do Not Exist Trivia Quiz

Answer: Marina

Tamino's love interest, the daughter of the Queen of the Night, is not named Marina but rather Pamina. In the opera, Sarastro, the leader of a Masonic temple has kidnapped Pamina, but Tamino, rescued from mortal danger by agents of the Queen, believes that Sarastro is the villain and sets out to free Pamina.

In his quest, he is aided by the bird-catcher Papageno whose penchant for talking too much is getting the two of them into trouble way too often.

Answer: Don Camillo

In "Fidelio", a corrupt prison governor by the name of Don Pizarro has wrongfully imprisoned a certain Florestan. The latter's wife, Leonore, takes the guise of a young man, named "Fidelio", in order to infiltrate the prison and rescue her husband. She plays the role so well that Marzelline actually falls in love with Fidelio, much to Jaquino's chagrin.

In the "Mir ist so wunderbar" quartet, composed in canon form, the four characters (including Fidelio/Leonore, not Don Carlo) each speak their secret feelings to themselves.

Answer: Peer

Actually, only four characters in this opera are identified by name - Daland, a sea captain, Senta, his daughter, Erik, a hunter, and Mary, a nurse. The Dutchman himself, doomed to sail the seas as a ghost forever until a woman would be faithful to him unto death, has never been given a name.

Answer: Siegberta

Siegfried is the main hero of this four-opera cycle composed around the old Germanic saga of the Nibelung and the twilight of the gods that would end the current existence of the world. Siegmund and Sieglinde were twin children of the god Wotan, but nonetheless mortals.

The fourth "Sieg" character in the opera is the Valkyrie Siegrune. The word "Sieg" means "victory" in German, but the etymology of the name is not related to it.

Answer: Friedhelm

The setting of the "Freischütz" (literally translated as "free-shooter") is simple: Max needs to prove his worth as a hunter to be allowed to marry Agathe and become the heir of forester Cuno by showing his marksman skills. However, being quite nervous, he fears missing and this plays right into the machination of Caspar, who, in a pact with Samiel - a devil-like creature - needs to find a soul for his master. Samiel can help them create magic bullets that always hit their target - except for the seventh and last one that will go where Samiel wants it.

Answer: Anubis

I certainly hope the presence of an Egyptian god in the list has made this pick an easy one for you - Aida, while involving kings and high priests, does not actually feature any gods but rather a tragic tale of love and loss. The opera is known for some of its grand choruses and marches, but, uncharacteristically for a grand opera of the Romantic period, its ending is rather subdued both in story and music.

Answer: Princess Elisabeth

While the story of "Guillaume Tell" - an adaptation of Friedrich Schiller's play, itself based on a popular Swiss legend - features a princess from the house of Habsburg, her name is Mathilde, not Elisabeth. The overture of the opera ranks among the most often heard classical works of all time, having been used in countless commercials as well as in several movies - not to mention it being the title theme of "The Lone Ranger".

Answer: Pepito

"Carmen" is another opera from which many may know a piece without knowing where it actually is from, namely the "song of the toreador", an aria with choral accompaniment whose melody appears multiple times during the work, being the main theme of the bullfighter Escamillo. Carmen, the titular character, is torn in love between Escamillo and the soldier José.

When she ultimately chooses the former, she pays for it with her life at the hands of a jealous José.

Answer: Pavel

The premise of "The Bartered Bride" is one of an arranged marriage that goes very much against the wishes of the bride to be. In a twisted tale of layered deceptions, Marenka and Jenik, the man she actually loves, ultimately manage not only to turn their mutual affection into the desired marriage but also make a nice fortune in the process.

Answer: Tony

Gershwin's 1935 work was a departure from many standards of classical music, in particular because of its racial themes and the almost exclusively African -American cast and characters (the only white characters in the show are very minor, speaking-only roles without any sung parts).

Its production history, performances and style give the work not only a place as one of the greatest American operas, but also make it one of the first examples of what would become the world-famous Broadway musical theater scene.