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Quiz about Obscure Operas and Their Composers

Obscure Operas and Their Composers Quiz

I'll give you the opera, you give me the LAST name of the composer.

A multiple-choice quiz by ladymacb29. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ladymacb29

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
16,987

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3241

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Question 1 of 10

1. Le Grand Macabre

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Skazanie o nevidimom grade Kitezhe (or 'The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia') Hint

Solikov

Mozart

Rimsky-Korsakov

Tchaikovsky

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Magic Fountain

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Montezuma Hint

Roillard

Rimsky-Korsakov

Sessions

Pearl

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Question 5 of 10

5. Perichole

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Lodoletta

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Guntram

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Fra Diavolo (or 'Brother Devil')

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Einstein on the Beach

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Question 10 of 10

10. Il Campiello (or The Square)

Answer: (Two Words - with hyphen)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Le Grand Macabre

Answer: ligeti

Gyorgy Ligeti, to be exact.

2. Skazanie o nevidimom grade Kitezhe (or 'The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia')

Answer: Rimsky-Korsakov

Libretto by Vladimir Ivanovich Belsky.

3. The Magic Fountain

Answer: delius

Premiered in London.

4. Montezuma

Answer: Sessions

It was based on the memoirs of Bernal Diaz del Castillo. And Carl Heinrich Graun also composed an opera entitled 'Montezuma' which premiered in Berlin in 1755

5. Perichole

Answer: Offenbach

Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy.

6. Lodoletta

Answer: mascagni

It's an Italian opera.

7. Guntram

Answer: strauss

Richard Strauss even wrote the libretto to his opera.

8. Fra Diavolo (or 'Brother Devil')

Answer: auber

Here's his full name: Daniel Francois Esprit Auder.

9. Einstein on the Beach

Answer: Glass

It premiered in Avignon, France.

10. Il Campiello (or The Square)

Answer: Wolf-ferrari

Based on the play by Carlo Goldoni.

Source: Author ladymacb29

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