Opera Origins
This city is often considered the birthplace of opera.
What is Florence, Italy?
This Austrian composer is known for his operas “The Marriage of Figaro” and “Don Giovanni.”
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
This opera, set in ancient Egypt, features the famous aria “Nessun Dorma.”
What is “Turandot” by Giacomo Puccini?
This term refers to a solo song in an opera, often expressing a character’s emotions.
What is an aria?
This character is the title role in Puccini’s opera about a Japanese geisha.
Who is Cio-Cio San?
The earliest operas were inspired by the performances of this Greek playwright.
Who is Euripides?
This Italian composer wrote the opera “Rigoletto” and “La Traviata.”
Who is Giuseppe Verdi?
This opera, set in Spain, involves the medieval "droit de seigneur."
What is "The Marriage of Figaro"?
This Italian term is the part of a bel canto aria that follows the cantabile.
What is the cabaletta?
This character is a young nobleman in Mozart’s opera “Don Giovanni.”
Who is Don Ottavio?
This Renaissance art form heavily influenced the development of opera.
What is madrigal singing?
This German composer’s operas include “The Flying Dutchman” and “Tannhäuser.”
Who is Richard Wagner?
This opera, based on a play by Alexandre Dumas fils, features the famous “Brindisi” drinking song.
What is “La Traviata” by Giuseppe Verdi?
This Italian term refers to what is more colloquially known as a "pants role"
What is "en travesti?"
This character is a Spanish toreador in Bizet’s opera “Carmen.”
Who is Escamillo?
The first recorded opera, “Dafne,” was composed by this musician in the late 16th century.
Who is Jacopo Peri?
This Russian composer is famous for his operas “The Queen of Spades” and “Eugene Onegin.”
Who is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?
This opera, set in ancient Egypt, tells the story of a love affair between an Egyptian general and an Ethiopian princess.
What is “Aida” by Giuseppe Verdi?
This tenor was the first to implement the technique known as "do di petto."
Who is Gilbert Duprez?
This character is the tragic heroine of Verdi’s opera “La Traviata.”
Who is Violetta Valery?
This composer’s opera “Orfeo” is considered one of the earliest masterpieces of the genre.
Who is Claudio Monteverdi?
This French composer’s operas include “Carmen” and “The Pearl Fishers.”
Who is Georges Bizet?
This opera, set in Japan, features the aria “Un bel dì vedremo.”
What is “Madama Butterfly” by Giacomo Puccini?
This bel canto composer died at 33 years old of "gastric fever."
Who is Vincenzo Bellini?
This daughter of Odin is one of the eponymous characters in Wagner's "Die Walküre."
Who is Brünnhilde?