Opera and Ballet

Arts and Music · 10 questions

Grand stages, soaring voices and great choreographers.

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1. Which composer wrote 'The Nutcracker' ballet?

   1. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
   2. Sergei Rachmaninoff
   3. Igor Stravinsky
   4. Sergei Prokofiev
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   A) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2. Which vocal range is the highest for a female singer?

   1. Alto
   2. Soprano
   3. Mezzo-soprano
   4. Contralto
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   B) Soprano

3. Which Italian composer wrote 'La Traviata' and 'Rigoletto'?

   1. Giacomo Puccini
   2. Gioachino Rossini
   3. Gaetano Donizetti
   4. Giuseppe Verdi
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   D) Giuseppe Verdi

4. What is the term for dancing on the tips of the toes in ballet?

   1. Plié
   2. Jeté
   3. En pointe
   4. Arabesque
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   C) En pointe

5. Which ballet tells the story of a princess turned into a swan?

   1. Giselle
   2. Coppélia
   3. La Sylphide
   4. Swan Lake
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   D) Swan Lake

6. Which opera by Bizet features the aria 'Habanera' and a fiery Spanish heroine?

   1. Carmen
   2. Aida
   3. Tosca
   4. Norma
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   A) Carmen

7. Which theatre in Milan is world-famous for opera?

   1. Teatro Real
   2. Palais Garnier
   3. La Scala
   4. Covent Garden
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   C) La Scala

8. What is a libretto?

   1. The conductor's baton
   2. The text of an opera
   3. A type of aria
   4. An orchestral score
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   B) The text of an opera

9. Opera singers traditionally perform without microphones in large theatres.

   1. True
   2. False
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   A) True

10. Ballet originated in ancient Rome.

    1. True
    2. False
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    B) False