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Opera Plots and Characters

Description: Test your knowledge about the plots and characters of famous operas.
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In which opera does the character Violetta Valéry appear?

  1. La Traviata

  2. Carmen

  3. Madama Butterfly

  4. Turandot


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Violetta Valéry is the main character in Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata.

Who composed the opera "La Bohème"?

  1. Giuseppe Verdi

  2. Giacomo Puccini

  3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  4. Richard Wagner


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Giacomo Puccini composed the opera "La Bohème" in 1896.

What is the name of the character who sells his soul to the devil in the opera "Faust"?

  1. Mephistopheles

  2. Faust

  3. Marguerite

  4. Valentin


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Faust is the main character in Charles Gounod's opera "Faust", who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for youth and knowledge.

Which opera features the story of a geisha named Cio-Cio-San?

  1. La Traviata

  2. Carmen

  3. Madama Butterfly

  4. Turandot


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Madama Butterfly is an opera by Giacomo Puccini that tells the story of Cio-Cio-San, a geisha who falls in love with an American naval officer.

Who is the main character in the opera "Carmen"?

  1. Carmen

  2. Don José

  3. Escamillo

  4. Micaëla


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Carmen is the main character in Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen", a passionate and independent gypsy woman.

Which opera features the story of a princess who refuses to marry any man who cannot solve her riddles?

  1. La Traviata

  2. Carmen

  3. Madama Butterfly

  4. Turandot


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Turandot is an opera by Giacomo Puccini that tells the story of Princess Turandot, who refuses to marry any man who cannot solve her riddles.

Who composed the opera "The Marriage of Figaro"?

  1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

  2. Giuseppe Verdi

  3. Giacomo Puccini

  4. Richard Wagner


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed the opera "The Marriage of Figaro" in 1786.

What is the name of the character who is forced to marry a wealthy older man in the opera "La Traviata"?

  1. Violetta Valéry

  2. Alfredo Germont

  3. Giorgio Germont

  4. Flora Bervoix


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Violetta Valéry is the main character in Giuseppe Verdi's opera "La Traviata", who is forced to marry a wealthy older man in order to secure her family's financial future.

Which opera features the story of a young woman who falls in love with a troubadour?

  1. La Traviata

  2. Carmen

  3. Il Trovatore

  4. Rigoletto


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Il Trovatore is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi that tells the story of Leonora, a young woman who falls in love with a troubadour named Manrico.

Who is the hunchbacked court jester in Verdi's opera "Rigoletto"?

  1. Rigoletto

  2. Gilda

  3. The Duke of Mantua

  4. Sparafucile


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rigoletto is the main character in Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Rigoletto", a hunchbacked court jester who is devoted to his daughter Gilda.

Which opera features the story of a masked ball where a king is assassinated?

  1. La Traviata

  2. Un Ballo in Maschera

  3. Rigoletto

  4. Il Trovatore


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Un Ballo in Maschera is an opera by Giuseppe Verdi that tells the story of a masked ball where King Gustav III of Sweden is assassinated.

Who is the main character in Puccini's opera "Tosca"?

  1. Tosca

  2. Cavaradossi

  3. Scarpia

  4. Angelotti


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tosca is the main character in Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca", a passionate and devoted opera singer.

Which opera features the story of a young woman who disguises herself as a man to join the military?

  1. La Traviata

  2. Carmen

  3. Madama Butterfly

  4. Così fan tutte


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Così fan tutte is an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that tells the story of two young women, Fiordiligi and Dorabella, who disguise themselves as men to join the military.

Who is the main character in Wagner's opera "Lohengrin"?

  1. Lohengrin

  2. Elsa

  3. Telramund

  4. Ortrud


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Lohengrin is the main character in Richard Wagner's opera "Lohengrin", a mysterious knight who arrives in a swan-drawn boat to defend Elsa of Brabant.

Which opera features the story of a young woman who is forced to choose between her lover and her family?

  1. La Traviata

  2. Carmen

  3. Madama Butterfly

  4. Lucia di Lammermoor


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lucia di Lammermoor is an opera by Gaetano Donizetti that tells the story of Lucia, a young woman who is forced to choose between her lover Edgardo and her family's arranged marriage to Arturo.

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