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Musical Works Inspired by Literary Themes

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Which opera is based on the novel (\"Carmen\") by Prosper Mérimée?

  1. Carmen

  2. La Bohème

  3. Madama Butterfly

  4. Tosca


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The opera (\"Carmen\") was composed by Georges Bizet and is based on the novel of the same name by Prosper Mérimée.

Which symphonic poem was inspired by the poem (\"Don Juan\") by Nikolaus Lenau?

  1. Don Juan

  2. Also sprach Zarathustra

  3. Ein Heldenleben

  4. Till Eulenspiegel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The symphonic poem (\"Don Juan\") was composed by Richard Strauss and is based on the poem of the same name by Nikolaus Lenau.

Which ballet is based on the fairy tale (\"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King\") by E.T.A. Hoffmann?

  1. The Nutcracker

  2. Swan Lake

  3. Sleeping Beauty

  4. Giselle


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The ballet (\"The Nutcracker\") was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and is based on the fairy tale (\"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King\") by E.T.A. Hoffmann.

Which opera is based on the play (\"Otello\") by William Shakespeare?

  1. Otello

  2. Falstaff

  3. La Traviata

  4. Rigoletto


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The opera (\"Otello\") was composed by Giuseppe Verdi and is based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.

Which symphony is inspired by the poem (\"Symphony No. 9\") by Friedrich Schiller?

  1. Symphony No. 9

  2. Symphony No. 5

  3. Symphony No. 6

  4. Symphony No. 7


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The symphony (\"Symphony No. 9\") was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven and is inspired by the poem of the same name by Friedrich Schiller.

Which opera is based on the novel (\"Les Misérables\") by Victor Hugo?

  1. Les Misérables

  2. The Phantom of the Opera

  3. Cats

  4. Chicago


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The opera (\"Les Misérables\") was composed by Claude-Michel Schönberg and is based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo.

Which ballet is based on the fairy tale (\"Cinderella\") by Charles Perrault?

  1. Cinderella

  2. The Sleeping Beauty

  3. Swan Lake

  4. Giselle


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The ballet (\"Cinderella\") was composed by Sergei Prokofiev and is based on the fairy tale of the same name by Charles Perrault.

Which opera is based on the play (\"Faust\") by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe?

  1. Faust

  2. Mefistofele

  3. La Damnation de Faust

  4. Roméo et Juliette


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The opera (\"Faust\") was composed by Charles Gounod and is based on the play of the same name by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Which symphony is inspired by the poem (\"Thus Spoke Zarathustra\") by Friedrich Nietzsche?

  1. Also sprach Zarathustra

  2. Ein Heldenleben

  3. Till Eulenspiegel

  4. Don Juan


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The symphony (\"Also sprach Zarathustra\") was composed by Richard Strauss and is inspired by the poem of the same name by Friedrich Nietzsche.

Which opera is based on the novel (\"Moby-Dick\") by Herman Melville?

  1. Moby-Dick

  2. Billy Budd

  3. Peter Grimes

  4. The Turn of the Screw


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The opera (\"Moby-Dick\") was composed by Jake Heggie and is based on the novel of the same name by Herman Melville.

Which ballet is based on the fairy tale (\"The Firebird\") by Igor Stravinsky?

  1. The Firebird

  2. Petrushka

  3. The Rite of Spring

  4. Pulcinella


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The ballet (\"The Firebird\") was composed by Igor Stravinsky and is based on the fairy tale of the same name.

Which opera is based on the play (\"Romeo and Juliet\") by William Shakespeare?

  1. Romeo and Juliet

  2. Otello

  3. Falstaff

  4. La Traviata


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The opera (\"Romeo and Juliet\") was composed by Charles Gounod and is based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.

Which symphony is inspired by the poem (\"A Sea Symphony\") by Walt Whitman?

  1. A Sea Symphony

  2. Symphony No. 2

  3. Symphony No. 3

  4. Symphony No. 4


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The symphony (\"A Sea Symphony\") was composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams and is inspired by the poem of the same name by Walt Whitman.

Which opera is based on the novel (\"Anna Karenina\") by Leo Tolstoy?

  1. Anna Karenina

  2. Eugene Onegin

  3. The Queen of Spades

  4. Boris Godunov


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The opera (\"Anna Karenina\") was composed by David Carlson and is based on the novel of the same name by Leo Tolstoy.

Which ballet is based on the fairy tale (\"The Sleeping Beauty\") by Charles Perrault?

  1. The Sleeping Beauty

  2. Swan Lake

  3. Cinderella

  4. Giselle


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The ballet (\"The Sleeping Beauty\") was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and is based on the fairy tale of the same name by Charles Perrault.

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