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Opera with a Z Trivia Quiz

Today's Opera Quiz is sponsored by the letter 'Z'. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by redwood0703. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
redwood0703

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
9,041

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Mozart's opera 'Zaide' had its first performance in which of the following cities? Hint

Vienna

Frankfurt

Prague

Salzburg

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following is NOT an opera by Riccardo Zandonai? Hint

I Gioielli della Madonna

Francesca da Rimini

Conchita

i Cavalieri di Ekebu

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Question 3 of 10

3. Mozart's 'Die Zauberflote' ('The Magic Flute') was premiered in which of the following cities? Hint

Budapest

Prague

Vienna

Salzburg

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following operas was NOT made into a film by Franco Zeffirelli? Hint

Traviata

Pagliacci

Otello

Don Giovanni

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following is NOT an opera composed by Alexander von Zemlinsky? Hint

der Gezeichtneten

Der Kreidekreis

Eine Florentinische Tragodie

Der Zwerg

6. The Metropolitan Opera had a flop with its 1959 production of Johann Strauss' operetta 'Der Zigeunerbaron' (The Gypsy Baron). Which of the following singers sang the role of Saffi at the production premiere? Hint

Eleanor Steber

Roberta Peters

Laurel Hurley

Lisa della Casa

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Question 7 of 10

7. Polish soprano Teresa Zylis-Gara made her Metropolitan debut in which of the following roles? Hint

Donna Elvira, 'Don Giovanni'

Fiordiligi, 'Cosi Fan Tutte'

Desdemona, 'Otello'

Tatiana, 'Eugene Onegin'

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Question 8 of 10

8. The opera 'Zaza' has faded from the operatic repertoire since its premiere in 1900. Which of the following was its composer? Hint

Pietro Mascagni

Ruggiero Leoncavallo

Alfredo Catalani

Umberto Giordano

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Question 9 of 10

9. Bernd Alois Zimmermann composed an opera which many critics consider to be the most important German opera post-'Wozzeck'. Which of the following is that opera? Hint

Lear

Cardillac

Der Junge Lord

Die Soldaten

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Question 10 of 10

10. Tenor Giovanni Zenatello was a famous Radames and Pinkerton in the early years of the 20th Century. Which of the following singers was one of his pupils? Hint

Rosa Ponselle

Ramon Vinay

Lawrence Tibbett

Lily Pons

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Mozart's opera 'Zaide' had its first performance in which of the following cities?

Answer: Frankfurt

'Zaide' was left uncompleted by Mozart. It was pieced together by Gollmick and Anton Andre and given its first performance in Frankfurt on Jan. 27, 1866.

2. Which of the following is NOT an opera by Riccardo Zandonai?

Answer: I Gioielli della Madonna

I Gioielli della Madonna was composed by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari.

3. Mozart's 'Die Zauberflote' ('The Magic Flute') was premiered in which of the following cities?

Answer: Vienna

'Die Zauberflote' was premiered in Vienna on Sep. 30, 1791.

4. Which of the following operas was NOT made into a film by Franco Zeffirelli?

Answer: Don Giovanni

Don Giovanni was made into a film by Joseph Losey.

5. Which of the following is NOT an opera composed by Alexander von Zemlinsky?

Answer: der Gezeichtneten

'Der Gezeichtneten' was composed by Franz Schreker.

Answer: Lisa della Casa

Della Casa headed a cast which included Laurel Hurley, Regina Resnik, and Nicolai Gedda under the baton of Erich Leinsdorf.

7. Polish soprano Teresa Zylis-Gara made her Metropolitan debut in which of the following roles?

Answer: Donna Elvira, 'Don Giovanni'

While Zylis-Gara later sang the other roles at the Met, she debuted as Donna Elvira on Dec. 17, 1968.

8. The opera 'Zaza' has faded from the operatic repertoire since its premiere in 1900. Which of the following was its composer?

Answer: Ruggiero Leoncavallo

Leoncavallo's opera about Parisian music-hall actress Zaza was premiered in Milan and became a favorite role of Geraldine Farrar.

9. Bernd Alois Zimmermann composed an opera which many critics consider to be the most important German opera post-'Wozzeck'. Which of the following is that opera?

Answer: Die Soldaten

Zimmermann's 'Die Soldaten' was premiered in Cologne on Feb. 15, 1965.

10. Tenor Giovanni Zenatello was a famous Radames and Pinkerton in the early years of the 20th Century. Which of the following singers was one of his pupils?

Answer: Lily Pons

Famous coloratura Lily Pons was one of heroic tenor Zenatello's student.

Source: Author redwood0703

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