stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Opera and Musical Review! Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Opera and Musical Review!
Opera and Musical Review!
50 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
17 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
50 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
50
Answers
1
Who dominated German opera during the Romantic era?
Mozart
Puccini
Richard Wagner
Pytor Tchaikovsky
2
What was Vaudeville?
Comic opera
Family appropriate variety shows
A boat
Promiscuous Shows
3
H.M.S. Pinafore broke the 500-Consecutive performance mark for comic opera
False
True
4
What invention in the 1920s caused concern for theater?
Television
Steam Engines
Rock music
Movies with sound
5
Off Broadway musicals produced smaller/ less expensive shows such as:
Wicked and Little Shop of Horrors
Grease and Mary Poppins
Phantom of the Opera and Cats
Porgy and Bess, and H.M.S. Pillafor
6
What musical showed complete integration of book and score
Porgy and Bess
Hamilton
Phantom of the Opera
Show Boat
7
Richard Strauss was inspired by
Modernist themes
Wagner
All of the above
Freud's psychological discoveries
8
The Golden Age of Broadway started with what musical?
Oliver!
Annie, Get Your Gun
Cats
Oklahoma!
9
Why were operettas considered less serious than operas?
There was no dialogue
The themes were not as serious
They were in direct competition with musicals
The music was lacking
10
West Side Story was what?
Retelling of Romeo and Juliet
A musical full of dance and energy
All of the above
A story of opposing ethnic gangs
11
What is the singing style, lyrical opera that Italian composers wrote in the Romantic Era?
Con Tutte
Bel Canto
Con fuoco
Tagliatelle
12
Opera was not on a grand scale in the Romantic era
True
False
13
Musicals in the 20s ignored plot and emphasized use of star actors/ actresses, dance routines, pop songs
True
False
14
Who was considered the most successful opera composer born after 1900?
Dmitri Shostakovich
Andrew Lloyd Weber
Richard Strauss
Benjamin Britten
15
The Black Crook was the first theater piece to conform to modern musical form.
True
False
16
Mozart wrote operas in both Italian and German languages
True
False
17
How did George Edwardes change musicals?
Made them more serious
Made them more like operas
Changed comedies to something snappy, stylish, romantic
Got rid of the story and made it a variety show
18
The Tony Awards were named after the actress, director, producer Antoinette Perry
False
True
19
Where was the first theater in America established?
Philadelphia, PA
Raleigh, NC
Williamsburg, VA
New York City
20
What historical event caused trouble for musicals?
The Great Depression
American Revolution
Civil War
World War I
21
Operas and musicals served as a way to tell stories
True
False
22
Comic operas included what?
Spoofed opera
All of the above
Original Scores
Romantic plot lines
23
The classical era brought what to opera?
Serious and comedic opera
All of the above
More instruments and new stories
Recitativo accompagnato
24
What is recitativo accompagnato?
A type of pasta sauce
None of the above
A solo performance
Recitative supported by a full orchestra
25
Italian Opera dominated the Baroque Era
False
True
26
The first half of the 20th Century was full of atonal and twelve tone techniques
False
True
27
What societal changes impacted theater?
All of the above
Less poverty
Street lights
Transportation improvements
28
What is one of the comic operas Mozart wrote?
Orfeo
Cosi fan Tutte
La Clemenza di Tito
Hamilton
29
When and where did the first opera house open?
New York, 1776
Buenos Aires, 1890
Berlin, 1560
Venice, 1637
30
The 1970s saw a rise of rock musicals and African-American influence
True
False
31
1960s musicals featured what?
Darker, grittier side of life
Rock music
Integrated casts
All of the above
32
Which composers created continuity between story and musical numbers?
Smith B. Harry and W.P. Goodhome
Andew Lloyd Weber and Oscar Hammerstein
Leonard Bernstein and Oscar Hammerstein
Harry B. Smith and P.G. Wodehouse
33
Ballad operas included what?
Original scores
So many costumes
Controversial stories
Lyrics set to pop songs
34
When and where did opera begin?
Modern day, America
Middle ages, Europe
Baroque Era, Italy
Classical Era, Germany
35
The first official opera (which was well preserved) is what?
Dafne, Peri
Orfeo, Monteverdi
Nozze di Figaro, Mozart
Dido and Aeneas, Purcell
36
Who was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally?
Wagner
Shostakovitch
Tchaikovsky
Chaminade
37
What was the first opera that was not well preserved?
Phantom of the Opera, Weber
Orfeo, Monteverdi
The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky
Dafne, Peri
38
Handel spread the Italian opera tradition to England.
True
False
39
Who were Gilbert and Sullivan?
Prolific opera writers
Direct influencers of 20th Century musicals
Lyricist and composer
All of the above
40
Which theater shows contributed to the popularity of operettas?
Broadway
The Savoy Theater
The Princess Theater
Athens Theater
41
What was verismo?
Something else
A purely mythological approach to opera
A resurgence of Italian opera
A speedy time
42
What is one of the themes from Romantic opera?
All of the above
Rebellion against the Enlightenment
Gothic horror
Strong emotions
43
What were some inspirations for musical theater?
All of the above
Vaudeville
Opera buffa
Burlesque
44
Wagner's operas were large scale, and mainly mythology based
True
False
45
Influences of the 1980s and 90s included:
Large corporations
Large casts and sets
mega-musicals
All of the above
46
Religious dramas were used to teach liturgy in the 12th and 13th Centuries
True
False
47
Musicals in the 30s took influence from the operetta heritage and dramatic stories
True
False
48
What did new musical comedies feature?
All of the above
High quality singers
Significant step away from vaudeville and burlesqu
Characters and situations from everyday life
49
What were operettas?
Works that were more serious than opera
Week long celebrations of vocal music
Stage works that were shorter or less ambitious than operas
Stage works that were more grand than operas
50
Ancient Greeks never used music or dance in their stage comedies
True
False
