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Who Composed These Operas? Trivia Quiz

Do you think you know who composed some of the more famous operas?

A multiple-choice quiz by ladymacb29. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ladymacb29

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
5,558

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2214

Last 3 plays: Guest 76 (9/10), Guest 187 (3/10), Guest 213 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Gambler? Hint

Ravel

Wagner

Prokofiev

Massenet

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Question 2 of 10

2. Manon Lescaut? Hint

Bizet

Puccini

Mozart

Wagner

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Question 3 of 10

3. Otello (the first one)? Hint

Bizet

Mozart

Rossini

Puccini

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Question 4 of 10

4. Nixon in China? Hint

Adams

Hoiby

Paisiello

Thomas

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Question 5 of 10

5. Robert le Diable? Hint

Meyerbeer

Handel

Gluck

Bizet

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Question 6 of 10

6. Khovanshchina (The Princes Khovansky)? Hint

Mussorgsky

Strauss

Wagner

Mozart

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Question 7 of 10

7. Lizzie Borden? Hint

Beeson

Thomas

Adams

Bernstein

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Question 8 of 10

8. Lakme? Hint

Delibes

Massenet

Bizet

Ravel

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Question 9 of 10

9. Tosca? Hint

Verdi

Belioz

Mozart

Puccini

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Question 10 of 10

10. Turandot (the first one)? Hint

Busoni

Mozart

Puccini

Verdi

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Gambler?

Answer: Prokofiev

It had its premier on April 29, 1929.

2. Manon Lescaut?

Answer: Puccini

Premiered at the Teatro Regio in Turin on 1 February 1893.

3. Otello (the first one)?

Answer: Rossini

Rossini's premiered in 1816, Verdi's in 1887.

4. Nixon in China?

Answer: Adams

Believe it or not - it's an opera. Premiered in Houston on October 22, 1987. Characters include Nixon, Henry Kissinger and Pat Nixon.

5. Robert le Diable?

Answer: Meyerbeer

Premiered in Paris on November 21, 1831.

6. Khovanshchina (The Princes Khovansky)?

Answer: Mussorgsky

Premiered in St. Petersburg on February 21, 1886.

7. Lizzie Borden?

Answer: Beeson

Premiered in New York City on March 25, 1965.

8. Lakme?

Answer: Delibes

Premeried in Paris on April 14, 1883.

9. Tosca?

Answer: Puccini

Premiered in Rome on January 14, 1900.

10. Turandot (the first one)?

Answer: Busoni

Busoni's premiered in Zurich on May 11, 1917 while Puccini's premiered in Milan on April 25, 1926 (2 years after Puccini himself died).

Source: Author ladymacb29

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