Musical Theatre, A History Chapter 2: Continental Operetta

Jacques Offenbach was the most successful composer of which form of musical?

• Comic Opera

• Minstrelsy

• Operetta

• Opera Seria

Operettas were serious in nature.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT an element of Grand Opera?

• comedy

• music

• drama

• spectacle

True or False: Many operetta composers used their shows to express their political views and/or poke fun of politicians.

• True

• False

______________was an operetta composer.

• Jacques Offenbach

• Franz von Suppe

• Johann Strauss

• all of these

Who created a type of light buriesque French comic opera known as the operetta.

• Jacques Offenbach

• Johann Strauss

• Franz von Suppe

• Herve

Due to a lack of International copywrite laws, this country began producing Offenbach's operettas without paying royalties

• Italy

• Spain

• America

• Britain

In 1864, Offenbach added 2 people to his team. ​ (a)   , a playwright and ​ (b)   , the first great star of the musical stage.

• Henri Meilhac
• Hortense Schneider
• Franz von Suppe
• Franz Richard Genee

Independent theatres in France during this time were

• allowed freedom by the government

• strictly regulated by the government

• funded by the government

• outlawed by the government

Die Fledermaus was a popular operetta written by Franz Richard Genee and Johann (a)   II.