What is a librettist?
a- The writer of an operas dialogue
b- The writer of an opera
c- The composer of an opera
d- The composers book of music
Question 2
In which theater, city, and country, does "The Opera Fanatic" take place?
1- Colon, Beunos Aires, Argentina
2- Belle Canto, Madrid, Spain
3- Apollo, Brooklyn, USA
4- State Theatre, Vienna, Austria
Question 3
Which composer is considered the father of opera?
1-Claudio Monteverdi
2- Alexander Gluck
3- Henry Purcell
4- William Shakespeare
Question 4
Which character is associated with symbolism of the Virgin Mary in Bizet's "Carmen"?
1- Micaela
2- Carmen
3- Don Jose
4- Ferdinand
Question 5
Which opera ends with the famous aria, "Thy hand, Belinda"?
1- Dido and Anaeps
2- Carmen
3- The Marriage of Figaro
4- La Boheme
Question 6
"Carmen" employs a combination of what three elements in its recitatives?
1- singing, spoken word, mini-arias
2- ringing, sprechstimme, spoken word
3- Spoken word, chorus, arias
4- spinging, sprechstimme, bel canto
Question 7
The opera "Don Giovanni" was created was composed by Henry Purcell.
1- True
2- False
Question 8
The people interviewed in the "Opera Fanatic" are mostly upper class and wealthy
True
False
Question 9
Librettists have traditionally been a respected writing career, considered to be the same level as
writers and poets.
True
False
Question 10
Which answer best describes melismatic writing?
1- several note changes per syllable
2- note changes every syllable
3- note changes every once in a while
4- polyphonic motets
Question 11
What two elements make up the most basic parts of an opera?
a- aria and recitative
b- overture and recitative
c- aria and overture
d- overture and interludes
Question 12
Which character in "Don Giovanni" is the "beta" to Don Giovanni's "alpha"?
1- Don Ottavio
2- Don Giocoso
3- Donna Anna
4- Donna Elvira
Question 13
Which era's singing style is jdentifiable by its gratuitous embellishments and improvisation
1- The Baroque
2- The Classical
3- The Romantic
4- The 20th Century
Question 14
Unlike operas in the baroque, romantic and classical operas had audiences, due to more people
having a disposable income.
1- democratized
2- upper class
3- lower class
4- middle class
Question 15
What instruments were commonly used to accompany a recitative in the baroque and classical
eras?
a- harpsichord and/or cello
b- harpsichord or organ
c- piano and bass
d- violins and cellos
Question 16
What best describes the scene in "Carmen" when Carmen and her two friends sing about their
fates in the cards?
1- trio aria
2- recitative with aria elements
3- duo aria and recitative
4- aria
Question 17
When operas take place in foreign places, are clearly written for European/white American
audiences, and have ignorant and/or racist depictions, this is an example of
1- exoticism
2- internationalism
3- otherism
4- Jingoism
Question 18
What was Bizet's original intent for the character "Don Jose" when he wrote "Carmen"?
a. the fall of a good man
b. the story of an evil womanizer
c. the murderer of an innocent woman
d. the failure of men
Question 19
Which example of compositional style best coincides with the values of the classical era?
1- style Gallante
2- Equitable writing
3- Liturgical Services
4- Homophonic writing
Question 20
Although he wasn't known as an opera composer, which classical composer wrote music that
spanned the classical and romantic? He is most famously known for his symphonies and string
quartets.
1- LV. Beethoven
2- J. Haydn
3- W.A. Mozart
4- B. Smetana