Ultimate Opera Quiz

What composer arose in the Late Romantic period but was the last great of the 20th century?

In what year was the fall of Rome? (also the start of the Middle Ages)

Who was Verdi a contemporary of?

Second lowest female voice fach, divided into "lyric" and "dramatic"

Group in late Renaissance that put on shows and created the "monody", credited for first opera:

What emerged as a dominant artistic movement during the Late Romantic period?

A large voice that can sing coloratura with the full voice over an orchestra.

Who is known as the "King of Opera"?

This new type of comic opera began in the sunny seaside of Naples:

Brightness and height of lyric soprano, but can be "pushed" to dramatic climaxes without strain

A very agile voice with a high upper extension capable of fast coloratura.

In what year did the Classical period begin?

Where were Verdi's operas first performed at?

Verdi was a leader in the Italian Risorgimento, and people would shout this after his operas:

What is the name of the first surviving opera? (1600)

Voice fach of Sarastro in The Magic Flute.

Generally having a loose dramatic plot, these short, a cappella part-songs told comic stories:

What opera, and in what year, did Monteverdi compose the "first" opera?

The highest male voice fach still in existence today

Which composer started off the Late Romantic period?

Who is the founder of French Grand Opera?

What is the name of the voice fach for men that required castration?

What is the form of the da capo aria?

Who was the founder of the Florentine Camerata?

True or False: Monteverdi created the recitative + aria

What new voice fach was created out of opera buffa?

Monodies _________.

Who is the "King of Comedy"?

The lowest female operatic voice, usually with a deep and dark timbre; very rare

Which of these opera composers was NOT one of the three Bel Canto composers?

Male voice fach divided into "lyric", "dramatic", and "bass"; second lowest fach

What is Melodramma?

What is verismo opera?

In what year did the Renaissance begin?

A serial seducer tries to avoid his past victims and gets sent to hell by a ghost.

How would ancient Greeks convey the emotions of their characters in their plays to audiences?

What new opera style started off the Late Baroque period?

Why did many composers of the Early and Late Romantic periods move to Paris?

During the Middle Ages, ______ drama was banned because _________.

Where was the Classical period centered?

Light voice with bright, sweet timbre; often plays comedic, saucy, but likable characters.

Who composed both Dafne (1597) and Euridice (1600)?

What is a theatrical performance with music and dance between acts of operas?

In what year did the Early Romantic period begin?

A powerful, rich voice that can sing over a full orchestra; for heroic, tragic women of opera.

What style of opera became popular during the Classical period?

A young man’s family tries to keep him from marrying a dying prostitute.

What were the only two subjects that were covered in opera seria? (2 right answers)

Where was the Romantic period (as a whole) centered?

What does the word Renaissance mean in French?

How many opera houses were there in Venice during the Baroque?

A royal couple, bird catcher, and the queen of the night are featured in this fantasy setting.

A barber helps his old boss sneak into a girl’s house to stop her guardian from marrying her.

In what year did the Baroque begin?

What musical style replaces Numbers opera in the Late Romantic period?

What was the predominant intellectual movement of the Renaissance?

What is the difference between a cabaletta and a cavatina?

What was the predominant intellectual movement of the Classical period?

Which city was the center of the Italian Renaissance?

What kind of opera is exaggerated, sensationalized, or overemotional?

In what year was the start of the Late Romantic period?

What is opera in simple arithmetic?

What was the Early Romantic period known as?

Who is known as the "Father of Opera"?

What are the two types of recitatives in opera seria?

Improvised theatre with masked stock characters; the inspiration for opera buffa:

What is the correct order of the major periods in operatic history?

Police track down a few terrorists by interrogating one of their girlfriends- everyone dies.

Princess challenges suitors with riddles; prince offers her a challenge to guess his true name.

What concept did Mozart start, but did not coin?

Which of these were secular plays in the vernacular that took place in the street?

What is the name of the first ever opera? (1597)

What kind of opera is The Magic Flute? (genre)

What is the name of a role in opera where a female plays a male role?

Warm voice with a bright, full timbre; can be heard over orchestra. Divided into light and full