Opera and Choral Works 3 - Answers

Published: Friday 21st April 2017
  1. First performed in 1843 which composer wrote "Don Pasquale"? Donizetti.
  2. Who composed the opera "The Love for Three Oranges"? Sergei Prokofiev.
  3. What is the fate of Don Giovanni in Mozart's opera? He is dragged into hell.
  4. What was the title of Handel's first opera? Almira.
  5. In which part of the UK is Britten's opera "Albert Herring" set? East Anglia (Suffolk).
  6. Which two composers had works entitled "Christmas Oratorio"? Saint-Saens & J S Bach.
  7. Which work by Beethoven is known as The Choral Symphony? 9th Symphony.
  8. How did Tosca die in Puccini's opera of the same name? Leapt to her death from a castle.
  9. What traditionally do the audience at the Messiah do during the Hallelujah Chorus? Stand up.
  10. Who composed "The Beggar's Opera" in 1728? Johann Pepusch.
  11. Who in 1836 composed the opera "Les Huguenots"? Giacomo Meyerbeer.
  12. Which opera comes first in Wagner's Ring Cycle? Das Rheingold.
  13. Prince Igor is an opera from which composer? Borodin.
  14. Mario Cavaradossi is the hero of which opera? Tosca.
  15. Which famous musical piece is contained in "The Legend of Tsar Sultan" by Rimsky-Korsakov? The Flight of the Bumblebee.
  16. What is the lowest form of the female voice in opera? Contralto.
  17. Who is credited with creating the first English oratorio? Handel.
  18. Who has been described as "The greatest composer of Italian opera after Verdi"? Puccini.
  19. Which female opera singer is called "La Stipend"in Italy? Dame Joan Sutherland.
  20. Which character from a Mozart opera features in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville"? Figaro.

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