Famous Operas Recall

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Instructions: How well do you know the world's most celebrated operas?

1.
Who composed the opera 'The Marriage of Figaro'?
A
Verdi
B
Rossini
C
Mozart
D
Puccini
2.
Which opera features the aria 'Nessun Dorma'?
A
La Boheme
B
Tosca
C
Madama Butterfly
D
Turandot
3.
Who composed 'Carmen'?
A
Jules Massenet
B
Hector Berlioz
C
Charles Gounod
D
Georges Bizet
4.
In which opera does the character Mimi appear?
A
La Boheme
B
Tosca
C
Madama Butterfly
D
La Traviata
5.
Wagner's 'Ring Cycle' consists of how many operas?
A
5
B
3
C
4
D
6
6.
Which Verdi opera is set in ancient Egypt?
A
Nabucco
B
Il Trovatore
C
Otello
D
Aida
7.
'The Barber of Seville' was composed by which Italian?
A
Giuseppe Verdi
B
Gioachino Rossini
C
Vincenzo Bellini
D
Giacomo Puccini
8.
Which opera tells the story of a Japanese woman who falls in love with an American officer?
A
Turandot
B
Madama Butterfly
C
The Pearl Fishers
D
The Mikado
9.
Who composed 'The Magic Flute'?
A
Mozart
B
Handel
C
Beethoven
D
Haydn
10.
The famous 'Brindisi' drinking song appears in which Verdi opera?
A
Il Trovatore
B
La Traviata
C
Aida
D
Rigoletto
11.
Which opera by Puccini is set in Rome?
A
Turandot
B
Madama Butterfly
C
La Boheme
D
Tosca
12.
'Porgy and Bess' was composed by which American?
A
Cole Porter
B
George Gershwin
C
Aaron Copland
D
Leonard Bernstein
13.
Which is the most performed opera in the world?
A
La Boheme
B
The Magic Flute
C
Carmen
D
La Traviata
14.
The 'Toreador Song' is from which famous opera?
A
Don Giovanni
B
Rigoletto
C
Carmen
D
Fidelio
15.
Which opera features the 'Ride of the Valkyries'?
A
Tristan und Isolde
B
Lohengrin
C
Die Walkure
D
Parsifal

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