Western Classical Plays/ Opera Quiz

What is the highest female voice in opera?

• Soprano

• Alto

• Tenor

• Baritone

What is an air or solo singing part sung by a principal character in opera called?

• Overture

• Aria

• Recitative

• Chorus

Which voice type is weaker and more airy usually in the higher pitch?

• Soprano

• Alto

• Tenor

• Baritone

What is a musical composition having all or most of its text set to?

• Aria

• Recitative

• Chorus

• Overture

What are the main divisions of an opera?

• Verse, Chorus, Bridge

• Act, Scene, Line

• Aria, Recitative, Chorus

• Verse, Chorus, Solo

Which opera features the tragic tale of Cio Cio San, a young Japanese girl who falls in love with an American Naval officer Pinkerton?

• Carmen

• Madama Butterfly

• The Barber of Seville

• La Bohème

Which opera tells the story of four struggling bohemians living together in Paris when a girl named Mimi enters their lives?

• La Traviata

• Don Giovanni

• The Magic Flute

• La Bohème

Which opera features a soultry gypsy who seduces and corrupts an officer of the Civil Guard?

• The Marriage of Figaro

• Carmen

• Tosca

• Rigoletto

Which aria is from the opera 'Madama Butterfly'?

• Nessun Dorma

• Largo al factotum

• Un bel dì vedremo

• La donna è mobile

Which aria is from the opera 'La Traviata'?

• La donna è mobile

• Un bel dì vedremo

• Nessun Dorma

• Sempre libera