Opera Origins
This speech-like style of singing moves the story forward between arias.
What is recitative?
This queen dies after believing the man she loves has abandoned her.
Who is Dido?
I carry a magic flute that helps me survive trials of fire and water.
Who is Tamino?
This opera takes place primarily in Paris among struggling young artists.
What is La Bohème?
The most famous and most frequently performed operas of all time.
What is "The Marriage of Figaro"
This composer helped establish opera as a dramatic art form with L'Orfeo.
Who is Claudio Monteverdi?
This seamstress dies of tuberculosis in La Bohème.
Who is Mimì?
I keep a list of my master's romantic conquests.
Who is Leporello?
DAILY DOUBLE: This opera concludes with its title character returning to her former life because she believes she cannot escape her past.
What is La Rondine?
This opera is based on Virgil's "Aeneid"
What is Dido and Aeneas?
This Classical composer wrote The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, and The Magic Flute.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
DAILY DOUBLE: This princess forces her suitors to answer three riddles or face execution.
Who is Turandot?
I love Calaf so deeply that I sacrifice my life to protect his identity.
Who is Liù?
This composer blended English, French, and Italian styles in Dido and Aeneas.
Who is Henry Purcell?
The handmaid to Dido.
Who is Belinda?
This continuous bass line became a defining feature of early Baroque opera
What is basso continuo?
This Parisian courtesan leaves the man she loves because of her past.
Who is Magda?
This prince willingly faces three deadly riddles to win a princess's hand.
Who is Calaf?
Another name for tuberculosis.
What is Consumption?
The period when Opera emerged as a standard genre.
This Florentine group inspired the creation of opera by attempting to recreate ancient Greek drama.
What is the Camerata?
This nobleman refuses to repent and is dragged to hell.
Who is Don Giovanni?
This Italian composer is known for lush melodies and emotional realism in works like La Bohème and Turandot.
Who is Giacomo Puccini?
The true villain in "The Magic Flute"
Who is The Queen of the Night?
This person was considered a master of English Baroque Opera.
Who is Henry Purcell?