Arts & Culture and Opera Trivia Quiz

Q1: Which Italian composer wrote the opera 'La Traviata'?

Answer: Giuseppe Verdi

Q2: What is the name of the famous aria sung by the Queen of the Night in Mozart's 'The Magic Flute'?

Answer: Der Hölle Rache

Q3: Which opera house is known as 'La Scala' and located in Milan, Italy?

Answer: Teatro alla Scala

Q4: Who composed the opera 'Carmen'?

Answer: Georges Bizet

Q5: What is the final opera in Wagner's 'Ring Cycle' tetralogy?

Answer: Götterdämmerung

Q6: Which Russian composer wrote 'Eugene Onegin'?

Answer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Q7: What does the term 'libretto' refer to in opera?

Answer: The text or script of an opera

Q8: Who was the original performer of the title role in Puccini's 'Tosca'?

Answer: Hariclea Darclée

Q9: Which composer created the opera 'The Barber of Seville'?

Answer: Gioachino Rossini

Q10: What is the name of the tragic heroine in Puccini's 'Madama Butterfly'?

Answer: Cio-Cio-San

Q11: In which city did the first performance of Handel's 'Messiah' take place?

Answer: Dublin

Q12: Which opera features the famous 'Nessun dorma' aria?

Answer: Turandot

Q13: What is the name of Don Giovanni's servant in Mozart's opera?

Answer: Leporello

Q14: Who composed the opera 'Aida'?

Answer: Giuseppe Verdi

Q15: Which Scandinavian soprano was famous for her portrayal of Wagnerian roles?

Answer: Birgit Nilsson

Q16: What is the setting of Verdi's 'Aida'?

Answer: Ancient Egypt

Q17: Which composer wrote the opera 'The Marriage of Figaro'?

Answer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Q18: What is the name of the phantom character in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical?

Answer: Erik

Q19: Which bel canto composer wrote 'Norma' featuring the famous aria 'Casta Diva'?

Answer: Vincenzo Bellini

Q20: What is the collective term for the three sopranos who perform the same role in some operas?

Answer: Trio sopranos