MUSIC 9 Q4

He is most famous in his opera “Carmen”.

Answer explanation

Bizet became famous for his operas. His most famous opera is “Carmen”. However, when “Carmen” first opened in Paris, the reviews were terrible. The shows were criticized in horrible ways that resulted in poor audience attendance.

His first opera is Oberto.

Answer explanation

Verdi was studied in Busseto and later went to Milan where his first opera “Oberto” was performed in La Scala, the most important opera house at the time.

His famous works acclaimed was Rigoletto.

Answer explanation

Verdi was much acclaimed works are; La Traviata, Rigoletto,Falstaff, Otello and Aida were he wrote for the opening of the Suez Canal.

The ______ is a German word for "songs".

Madamme Butterfly was one of his famous works.

Answer explanation

Puccini’s famous operas were: “La Boheme”, “Tosca”, “Madame Butterfly”, and “Turandot”.

Wagner was an advocate of a new form of opera which he called “____ ____” where musical and dramatic elements were fused together.

He is considered the last classical composer and one of the first romantic ones.

He belonged to a group of composers who stressed realism, therefore, he drew material from everyday life, rejecting heroic themes from mythology and history.

it is the general term for the script and notes of an opera.

His characters are ordinary people and not those of the royal family like those found in German operas.