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Opera Mixture Trivia Quiz

If you are an opera lover like me, you'll love this quiz. It's a mixture of different operas.

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

Author
rosieh

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
233,177

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
503

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 'Samson and Delilah', Delilah sings a beautiful aria about being in love with Samson. What does it roughly translate to in English? Hint

Softly Awakes My Heart

Your Eyes Are Like Jewels

I Love You So

His Name Is Love

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who wrote 'Cosi Fan Tutte'? Hint

Puccini

Beethoven

Mozart

Rossini

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Question 3 of 10

3. The aria 'E Lucevan le stelle' is from which opera? Hint

La Traviata

Tosca

La Boheme

Gianni Schicchi

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Question 4 of 10

4. In which opera would you find Cherubino? Hint

The Marriage of Figaro

Tosca

The Barber of Seville

La Traviata

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'Musetta's Waltz' is a gorgeous aria from 'La Boheme' by Puccini. In which act does it appear? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'Must The Winter Come So Soon?' is a gorgeous aria from which opera?

Answer: (One Word, a name)

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Question 7 of 10

7. 'Vedrai Carino' is a gorgeous aria from which opera? Hint

Gianni Schicchi

Don Giovanni

Madama Butterfly

Le Nozze Di Figaro

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who sings 'Non So Piu' from 'Le Nozze di Figaro'?

Answer: (One word, a name)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who wrote the chilling opera 'The Medium'? Hint

Dvorak

Barber

Britten

Menotti

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is was the relationship between composers Samuel Barber and Gian Carlo Menotti? Hint

They were lovers

They were cousins

They were brothers-in-law

They were enemies, jealous of each others work

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 'Samson and Delilah', Delilah sings a beautiful aria about being in love with Samson. What does it roughly translate to in English?

Answer: Softly Awakes My Heart

'Softly Awakes My Heart' is sung by Delilah who is singing about her love for Samson. Although it is essentially a solo, Samson interjects with singing 'Delilah! Delilah! I love you!'

2. Who wrote 'Cosi Fan Tutte'?

Answer: Mozart

Mozart wrote 'Cosi Fan Tutte', one of his most famous Italian operas. Mozart's birthday falls on the 27th of January, which happens to also be the birthday of this quiz's author!

3. The aria 'E Lucevan le stelle' is from which opera?

Answer: Tosca

'E Lucevan le stelle' is a wonderful tenor aria in the final act. It is sung just before the leading male is going to be put to death.

4. In which opera would you find Cherubino?

Answer: The Marriage of Figaro

Cherubino is from 'The Marriage of Figaro' by Mozart. The interesting thing about Cherubino is that it is a 'breeches' role. This means that although the character is male, it is played by a woman. Another role of this kind is Prince Orlovsky from 'Die Fledermaus'.

5. 'Musetta's Waltz' is a gorgeous aria from 'La Boheme' by Puccini. In which act does it appear?

Answer: 2

Musetta sings this aria in the second act as she tries to make Marcello jealous.

6. 'Must The Winter Come So Soon?' is a gorgeous aria from which opera?

Answer: Vanessa

'Must The Winter Come So Soon?' is a haunting area from the opera 'Vanessa', by Samuel Barber.

7. 'Vedrai Carino' is a gorgeous aria from which opera?

Answer: Don Giovanni

'Vedrai Carino' is an aria from 'Don Giovanni' by Mozart.

8. Who sings 'Non So Piu' from 'Le Nozze di Figaro'?

Answer: Cherubino

Cherubino sings 'Non So Piu' from 'Le Nozze di Figaro' by Mozart. In this song, Cherubino is explaining his love for maidens.

9. Who wrote the chilling opera 'The Medium'?

Answer: Menotti

Gian Carlo Menotti wrote the opera 'The Medium'. It's about...what else?...a medium. It's a one act opera, and when it is performed, it is usually followed by a one act comic opera, as 'The Medium' is so scary, it leaves the audience with uneasy feeling.

10. What is was the relationship between composers Samuel Barber and Gian Carlo Menotti?

Answer: They were lovers

Barber and Menotti were lovers, and they lived together for many years.

Source: Author rosieh

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