Super Quiz - October 25, 2011

Subject: OPERA

(e.g., Translate the title "Pagliacci." Answer: Clowns or players.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. Who does U.S. Naval Officer Pinkerton jilt?
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2. This George Gershwin opera takes place in the fictitious Catfish Row.
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3. Translate the German title of the opera "Die Fledermaus."
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GRADUATE LEVEL

4. Giuseppe Verdi did NOT write this opera for the opening of the Suez Canal.
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5. What is the name of the barber in "The Barber of Seville"?
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6. The title character in this Georges Bizet opera dies when stabbed by Don Jose.
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PH.D. LEVEL

7. This opera by Benjamin Britten is based on a story by Herman Melville.
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8. This Richard Wagner opera is about a ghost ship that can never make port.
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9. In this operetta, countrymen try to keep a woman's money in the country.
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ANSWERS:

1. Madama Butterfly.
2. "Porgy and Bess."
3. The bat.
4. "Aida."
5. Figaro.
6. "Carmen."
7. "Billy Budd."
8. "The Flying Dutchman."
9. "The Merry Widow."