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A multiple-choice quiz by Redwood0703. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Redwood0703

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
9,046

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
8 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. Which of the following was the first opera composed by Richard Wagner? Hint

Rienzi

Das Liebesverbot

Der Fliegende Hollander

Die Feen

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Question 2 of 20

2. Which of the following operas served as the Met debut for conductor Bruno Walter? Hint

die Zauberflote

un Ballo in Maschera

Don Giovanni

Fidelio

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Question 3 of 20

3. During which of the following operas did baritone Leonard Warren collapse and die from a heart attack? Hint

La Forza del Destino

Macbeth

Simon Boccanegra

Rigoletto

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Question 4 of 20

4. Bulgarian soprano Ljuba Welitsch debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in which of the following roles? Hint

Aida, 'Aida'

Amelia, 'Un Ballo in Maschera'

Donna Anna, 'Don Giovanni'

Salome, 'Salome'

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Question 5 of 20

5. After his retirement from the stage, tenor Wolfgang Windgassen was the director for which of the following city's opera house? Hint

Hamburg

Cologne

Stuttgart

Frankfurt

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which of the following divas was Marie in the first production of Berg 'Wozzeck' at the Metropolitan Opera? Hint

Eleanor Steber

Dorothy Kirsten

Eileen Farrell

Evelyn Lear

7. In the 1960's, Wieland Wagner has a great success at the Bayreuth Festival with a production that starred Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen, and Christa Ludwig. The production was of which of the following operas? Hint

Die Walkure

Tannhauser

Tristan und Isolde

Lohengrin

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Question 8 of 20

8. American composer Robert Ward composed an opera based on which of the following plays? Hint

Eugene O'Neill's 'Mourning Becomes Electra'

Tennessee William's 'A Streetcar Named Desire'

Lillian Hellman's 'The Little Foxes'

Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'

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Question 9 of 20

9. A famous 1950's la Scala production of Catalani's 'La Wally' starred Renata Tebaldi in the title role. Which of the following divas sang the role of Walter in that production? Hint

Renata Scotto

Fiorenza Cossotto

Giuletta Simionato

Maria Callas

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which of the following is an opera by English composer William Walton? Hint

The Pilgrim's Progress

King Priam

Troilus and Cressida

Gloriana

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which of the following is NOT an opera by German composer Carl Maria von Weber? Hint

Der Freischutz

Der Wildschutz

Euryanthe

Oberon

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which of the following women was Kurt Weill's wife? Hint

Lotte Lenya

Anja Silja

Gertrude Lawrence

Lotte Lehmann

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Question 13 of 20

13. Which of the following operas was NOT composed by German composer Kurt Weill? Hint

Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny

Mathis der Maler

Street Scene

Die Burgschaft

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Question 14 of 20

14. Massenet's 'Werther' received its first performance in which of the following cities? Hint

Vienna

Lyons

Paris

Monte Carlo

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Question 15 of 20

15. Tenor Fritz Wunderlich was scheduled to make his Met debut in which of the following roles? Hint

Tamino, 'Die Zauberflote'

Don Ottavio, 'Don Giovanni'

Alfredo, 'La Traviata'

Belmonte, 'Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail'

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Question 16 of 20

16. Berg's 'Wozzeck' premiered in which of the following cities? Hint

Berlin

Vienna

Dresden

Leipzig

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Question 17 of 20

17. Composer Hugo Wolf is most famous for his art songs. However, he composed operas as well. Which of the following is a Wolf opera? Hint

Der Corregidor

Konigskinder

Tiefland

Der Barbier Von Bagdad

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which of the following conductors led the U.S. stage premiere of Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev's 'War and Peace'? Hint

Thomas Schippers

Mitislav Rostropovich

Dimitri Mitropoulos

Sarah Caldwell

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Question 19 of 20

19. Richard Wagner's son Siegfried was an opera composer in his own right. Which of the following operas was NOT composed by Siegfried Wagner? Hint

Der Schmeid von Marienburg

Der Barenhauter

Die Sieben Geislein

Der Kobold

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Question 20 of 20

20. Austrian baritone Eberhard Wachter sang only 3 performances at the Metropolitan Opera. Which of the following was his only role at the Met? Hint

Amfortas, 'Parsifal'

Wolfram, 'Tannhauser'

Don Giovanni, 'Don Giovanni'

Count Almaviva, 'Le Nozze di Figaro'

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following was the first opera composed by Richard Wagner?

Answer: Die Feen

Die Feen was composed by Wagner in 1833-34 but didn't receive its first performance until 1888.

2. Which of the following operas served as the Met debut for conductor Bruno Walter?

Answer: Fidelio

Walter conducted Beethoven's Fidelio at his Met debut on Feb. 14, 1941.

3. During which of the following operas did baritone Leonard Warren collapse and die from a heart attack?

Answer: La Forza del Destino

In 1960, three nights after appearing in a new production of Simon Boccanegra, Warren had a heart attack while performing in La Forza del Destino.

4. Bulgarian soprano Ljuba Welitsch debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in which of the following roles?

Answer: Salome, 'Salome'

Welitsch debuted at the Met as Salome on Feb. 4, 1949.

5. After his retirement from the stage, tenor Wolfgang Windgassen was the director for which of the following city's opera house?

Answer: Stuttgart

Windgassen was director of the Stuttgart Opera from 1972 until his death in 1974.

6. Which of the following divas was Marie in the first production of Berg 'Wozzeck' at the Metropolitan Opera?

Answer: Eleanor Steber

Eleanor Steber was Marie when 'Wozzeck' premiered at the Met, in an English tranlsation, on March 5, 1959.

Answer: Tristan und Isolde

Wieland Wagner's production of 'Tristan und Isolde' was world-famous for its unconventionally sparse sets...and of course, the glorious vocalism of Nilsson, Windgassen, and Ludwig didn't hurt either.

8. American composer Robert Ward composed an opera based on which of the following plays?

Answer: Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'

Ward's most famous opera was based on Miller's 'The Crucible' and premiered in 1961.

9. A famous 1950's la Scala production of Catalani's 'La Wally' starred Renata Tebaldi in the title role. Which of the following divas sang the role of Walter in that production?

Answer: Renata Scotto

The role of Walter also served as Scotto's Teatro alla Scala debut.

10. Which of the following is an opera by English composer William Walton?

Answer: Troilus and Cressida

Troilus and Cressida is Walton's most famous opera and premiered at Covent Garden in 1954.

11. Which of the following is NOT an opera by German composer Carl Maria von Weber?

Answer: Der Wildschutz

'Der Wildschutz' was composed by Albert Lortzing.

12. Which of the following women was Kurt Weill's wife?

Answer: Lotte Lenya

Lenya created the role of Jenny in Weill's 'Dreigroschenoper' and was a champion of his work after the composer's death.

13. Which of the following operas was NOT composed by German composer Kurt Weill?

Answer: Mathis der Maler

'Mathis der Maler' was composed by Paul Hindemith.

14. Massenet's 'Werther' received its first performance in which of the following cities?

Answer: Vienna

'Werther' was first performed in a German version in Vienna on Feb. 16, 1892. The opera didn't make it to Paris until 1893.

15. Tenor Fritz Wunderlich was scheduled to make his Met debut in which of the following roles?

Answer: Don Ottavio, 'Don Giovanni'

Wunderlich was scheduled to make his Met debut on Oct. 8, 1966. However, he fell down some stairs and died on Sept. 17, 1966.

16. Berg's 'Wozzeck' premiered in which of the following cities?

Answer: Berlin

'Wozzeck' premiered in Berlin on Dec. 14, 1925.

17. Composer Hugo Wolf is most famous for his art songs. However, he composed operas as well. Which of the following is a Wolf opera?

Answer: Der Corregidor

Wolf's only opera debuted in Mannheim on June 7, 1896.

18. Which of the following conductors led the U.S. stage premiere of Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev's 'War and Peace'?

Answer: Sarah Caldwell

While produced for TV in 1957, Caldwell's performance on May 8, 1974 with the Boston Opera Company was 'War and Peace''s American stage premiere.

19. Richard Wagner's son Siegfried was an opera composer in his own right. Which of the following operas was NOT composed by Siegfried Wagner?

Answer: Die Sieben Geislein

'Die Sieben Geislein' was composed by Engelbert Humperdinck.

20. Austrian baritone Eberhard Wachter sang only 3 performances at the Metropolitan Opera. Which of the following was his only role at the Met?

Answer: Wolfram, 'Tannhauser'

Wachter debuted as Wolfram on Jan. 25, 1961 and lasted at the Met for a mere 3 performances.

Source: Author Redwood0703

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