Late Romantic operas became known for

realistic tendencies, with middle/lower-class characters.

Puccini’s operas capitalized on

the Romantic tendency for psychological depiction in opera*

Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Gioacchino Rossini were all:

early Italian Romantic opera composers.

Which statement is false?

Romantic opera flourished only in Germany and Italy.

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1
Late Romantic operas became known for
concentrating on myths and legends from ancient Greece.
use of smaller orchestras.
realistic tendencies, with middle/lower-class characters.
a return to the Classical era’s ideals of harmony and form.
2
Puccini’s operas capitalized on
the Romantic tendency to use smaller orchestras.
the Romantic tendency to use ancient church modes.
the Romantic tendency toward the macabre and supernatural.
the Romantic tendency for psychological depiction in opera*
3
What were the two most important elements of Wagner’s operatic style?
Gesamtkunstwerk and leitmotiv
aria and recitative
leitmotiv and idée fixe
Gesamtkunstwerk and bel canto style
4
Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donizetti, and Gioacchino Rossini were all:
owners of the most famous early opera houses.
legendary singers of the bel canto era.
famous tenors in the nineteenth century.
early Italian Romantic opera composers.
5
A style of opera developed by early Italian Romantic composers was called:
bel canto.
canzona.
rubato.
da capo aria.
6
Romantic opera began to surface in ________ in the ________.
England; 1830s
Italy; 1820s
Germany; 1820s
Austria; 1830s
7
Scholars say that, next to Beethoven, ___ had the greatest influence on 19th-century composers.
Gioacchino Rossini
Giacomo Puccini
Giuseppe Verdi
Richard Wagner
8
Which term refers to a synthesis of many arts into one unified work, or “total work of art”?
Gesamtkunstwerk
Bel Canto
Music Opera
Leitmotiv
9
Carl Maria von Weber was the founder of
the Arioso style.
German Romantic opera
the Bel Canto style.
Verismo.
10
Which statement is false?
Composers came to view opera as serious drama in music
The Romantic era was a golden age of opera.
Romantic opera flourished only in Germany and Italy.
Many Romantic operas transcended artistic barriers.

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