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WorksheetsThe Baroque Opera
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
The term opera came from the Latin word ______ which means work:
oppa
opus
operatus
operandi
The Italian philologist who came to the conclusion that ancient Greek music consisted of a single melody and was sung throughout.
Girolamo Mei
Vincenzo Galilei
Giulio Caccini
Jacopo Corsi
Which Renaissance theatrical form is considered to be the most direct forerunner of the opera?
pastoral drama
commedia dell'arte
madrigal comedy
intermedio
Who is NOT associated with the Florentine Camerata?
Giovanni de Bardi
Gioseffo Zarlino
Ottavio Rinuccini
Jacopo Peri
Which opera is considered by historians as the earliest ever written?
L'Orfeo
L'Euridice
La Dafne
L'Arianna
The following terms pertain to a vocal style that combines elements of speech and song, EXCEPT:
stile monodico
stile rappresentativo
stile recitativo
stile concitato
Which is NOT TRUE of the Baroque opera in Rome?
Lead female sopranos were attributed prima donna status.
Most operas were performed in churches.
The aria and the recitative became more clearly distinct from one another.
It often included plots on the lives of saints.
Who composed La Liberazione di Ruggiero?
Francesca Caccini
Francesco Cavalli
Antonio Cesti
Claudio Monteverdi
The first public opera house, the Teatro San Cassiano, was built in 1637 in which city?
Rome
Mantua
Venice
Florence
Who is regarded by historians as the first diva of the Italian operatic stage?
Maria Callas
Anna Renzi
Giuditta Pasta
Francesca Cuzzoni
