Opera Las Vegas- Who's Afraid of Opera? 20 Questions

Question 1

Even when opera is sung in a foreign language, we can still experience "instant understanding" because of:

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Surtitle translations projected above the stage

Question 2

In the final selection, a duet from Verdi’s Rigoletto, the two singers repeat Addio many times. What does it mean?

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All of the above

Question 3

The composer Kurt Weill combined jazz and classical music in American operas. He came to the USA from his homeland in:

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Germany

Question 4

Opera was created in Florence, Italy, by the group of composers called:

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The Florentine Camerata

Question 5

Which musical comedy is considered part of the Golden Age of Broadway Musicals:

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My Fair Lady

Question 6

A solo song in opera is called:

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An aria

Question 7

The voice types of the two singers you heard in Who’s Afraid of Opera? are:

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Soprano and tenor

Question 8

Although the Duke in Rigoletto is not at all a good guy, his first singing selection makes him seem:

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All of the above

Question 9

In the theatre, opera singers do not need to use a microphone to be heard, because they train in:

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All of the above

Question 10

The word opera literally means:

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A work (of art)

Question 11

The elaborate vocal embellishment of a melody, using runs, leaps, trills, and broken chords is referred to as:

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Coloratura

Question 12

Composer Giacomo Puccini’s La boheme is one of the world’s most popular and melodic operas. The story is about:

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Penniless, bohemian artists in Paris, who are struggling with life and love

Question 13

The Italian poet, Metastasio, developed a structure of operatic story telling that was based on the following:

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All of the above

Question 14

An outgrowth of opera and operetta is the American Musical Comedy, and in the Golden Age of Broadway Musicals, you see:

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All of the above

Question 15

An operetta is similar in structure to an opera, but it features:

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All of the above

Question 16

Although Adele’s solo in Johann Strauss’s The Bat (Die Fledermaus) is called My Dear Marquis, it is also referred to as:

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The Laughing Song

Question 17

In the soprano selection from Verdi’s Rigoletto, Gilda sings about the man she is in love with. What is his name?

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Gualtier Malde

Question 18

A unique feature of operatic duets, trios, quartets and ensembles is that:

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All of the above

Question 19

In this presentation of musical selections, which opera was NOT represented:

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Richard Wagner’s The Twilight of the Gods

Question 20

An example of dramatic conflict (Metastasian ideal) in the movie Frozen where Elsa sings about her intense feelings:

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Let It Go

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