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Quiz about Opera Composers and their Librettists

Opera Composers and their Librettists Quiz

You may know the composer of a particular opera, but do you know who the librettist is?

A multiple-choice quiz by Bronzy_Wave. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Bronzy_Wave

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
332,782

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
228

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the librettist for Salieri's 'La Scuola de'Gelosi', Mozart's 'Le Nozze di Figaro', and Bianchi's 'Antigona'? Hint

Arrigo Boito

Jules Barbier

Salvatore Martirano

Lorenzo Da Ponte

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the librettist for Meyerbeer's 'Les Huguenots', Auber's 'Fra Diavolo', and Donizetti's 'L'elisir d'amore'? Hint

George Enescu

Lorenzo Da Ponte

Eugene Scribe

Hector Berlioz

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the librettist for Boito's 'Mefistofele' and Verdi's 'Falstaff' and 'Otello'? Hint

Heikki Suolahti

Guiseppe Verdi

Arrigo Boito

Jules Barbier

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the librettist for Richard Wagner's 'Rienzi, 'Der Fliegende Hollander', and 'Tannhauser'? Hint

Cosima Wagner

Eric Crozier

Richard Wagner

Georges Hartmann

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the librettist for Gounod's 'Romeo et Juliette', Saint-Saens' 'Le Timbre d'argent', and Offenbach's 'Les Contes d'Hoffmann'? Hint

Hector Berlioz

Jules Barbier

Pierre Rode

Hans Joachim Moser

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the librettist for Berlioz's 'La Damnation de Faust', 'La Prise de Troie', and 'Les Troyens a Carthage'? Hint

Richard Wagner

Hector Berlioz

Carlo Goldoni

Oralia Dominguez

7. One of the greatest writers of the 20th century wrote the librettos for Britten's 'Paul Bunyan', Stravinsky's 'The Rake's Progress', and Henze's 'Elegy for Young Lovers'. Who is that writer? Hint

James Joyce

T.S. Eliot

W.H. Auden

Frank McCourt

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the librettist for Britten's 'Albert Herring', 'Let's Make an Opera', and 'Billy Budd'? Hint

Robert Donington

Benjamin Britten

Eric Crozier

Peter Pears

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the librettist for Mozart's 'La finta semplice', Haydn's 'Il mondo della luna', and Piccinni's 'La buona figliuola'? Hint

Georges Hartmann

Carlo Goldoni

Salvatore Martirano

R.A. Salvatore

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was the librettist for Massenet's 'Werther', Hahn's 'L'ile du reve', and Messager's 'Madame Chrysantheme'? Hint

Reynaldo Hahn

Boris Christoff

Eugene Scribe

Georges Hartmann

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the librettist for Salieri's 'La Scuola de'Gelosi', Mozart's 'Le Nozze di Figaro', and Bianchi's 'Antigona'?

Answer: Lorenzo Da Ponte

Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749-1838) was a Venetian opera librettist and poet. He was a librettist for approx. 28 operas.

Salvatore Martirano (1927) is an American composer.

2. Who was the librettist for Meyerbeer's 'Les Huguenots', Auber's 'Fra Diavolo', and Donizetti's 'L'elisir d'amore'?

Answer: Eugene Scribe

Eugene Scribe (1791-1861) was a French dramatist and librettist. He was going to study law before he made writing his career.

George Enescu (1881-1955) was a Romanian composer, violinist, and conductor.

3. Who was the librettist for Boito's 'Mefistofele' and Verdi's 'Falstaff' and 'Otello'?

Answer: Arrigo Boito

Arrigo Boito (1842-1918) was the son of a painter and a Polish countess. The first performance of his only opera was considered a failure.

Heikki Suolahti (1920-1936) was a Finnish composer.

4. Who was the librettist for Richard Wagner's 'Rienzi, 'Der Fliegende Hollander', and 'Tannhauser'?

Answer: Richard Wagner

Examine Wagner's life (1813-1883) and you'll find that he has an unusual relationship with the number thirteen.

Cosima Wagner (1837-1930) was the daughter of Liszt and Countess Marie d'Agoult. She was married to Hans von Bulow in 1857, divorced him in 1869, and married Wagner in 1870. There were some children along the way.

5. Who was the librettist for Gounod's 'Romeo et Juliette', Saint-Saens' 'Le Timbre d'argent', and Offenbach's 'Les Contes d'Hoffmann'?

Answer: Jules Barbier

Jules Barbier (1825-1901) was a French poet and writer. He wrote the libretto for 'Romeo et Juliette' with Michel Carre (1821-1872).

Pierre Rode (1774-1830) was a French composer and violinist.

Hans Joachim Moser (1889-1967) was a German musicologist, singer, teacher, and historian.

6. Who was the librettist for Berlioz's 'La Damnation de Faust', 'La Prise de Troie', and 'Les Troyens a Carthage'?

Answer: Hector Berlioz

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) was a French composer, conductor, and critic.

'La Prise de Troie' and 'Les Troyens a Carthage', when combined, are the opera 'Les Troyens'. 'Les Troyens' is a rather large opera and staging it proved very difficult so Berlioz separated the opera into two sections.

Oralia Dominguez (1928) is a Mexican mezzo-soprano.

7. One of the greatest writers of the 20th century wrote the librettos for Britten's 'Paul Bunyan', Stravinsky's 'The Rake's Progress', and Henze's 'Elegy for Young Lovers'. Who is that writer?

Answer: W.H. Auden

W.H. Auden (1907-1973) was an English-born poet. He wrote 'The Rake's Progress' and 'Elegy for Young Lovers' with Chester Kallman (1921-1975).

8. Who was the librettist for Britten's 'Albert Herring', 'Let's Make an Opera', and 'Billy Budd'?

Answer: Eric Crozier

Eric Crozier (1914-1994) was an English librettist, opera producer, and BBC tv producer. Also, he translated several opera libretto into English. He wrote 'Billy Budd' with E.M. Forester (1879-1970).

Robert Donington (1907-1990) was an English author, composer, and musicologist.

Peter Pears (1910-1986) was an English tenor and organist.

9. Who was the librettist for Mozart's 'La finta semplice', Haydn's 'Il mondo della luna', and Piccinni's 'La buona figliuola'?

Answer: Carlo Goldoni

Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793) was an Italian playwright and librettist who wrote in Italian and French.

R.A. Salvatore (1959) is an American writer in the fantasy genre.

10. Who was the librettist for Massenet's 'Werther', Hahn's 'L'ile du reve', and Messager's 'Madame Chrysantheme'?

Answer: Georges Hartmann

Georges Hartmann (1843-1900) was a French dramatist, librettist, and music publisher. His pen name was Henri Gremont.

Boris Christoff (1914-1993) was a Bulgarian bass who studied law before turning to music.

Source: Author Bronzy_Wave

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