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Musical Works Inspired by Literary Characters

Description: Test your knowledge of musical works inspired by literary characters in this engaging quiz.
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Which opera is based on the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet?

  1. La Traviata

  2. Carmen

  3. Romeo et Juliette

  4. Turandot


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Romeo et Juliette is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod, based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.

Which composer wrote the opera "Carmen" based on the novella of the same name?

  1. Giuseppe Verdi

  2. Richard Wagner

  3. Georges Bizet

  4. Giacomo Puccini


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Georges Bizet composed the opera "Carmen" based on the novella of the same name by Prosper Mérimée.

Which musical is based on the novel "The Phantom of the Opera" by Gaston Leroux?

  1. Les Misérables

  2. The Sound of Music

  3. Cats

  4. The Phantom of the Opera


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux.

Which opera is based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice?

  1. Orfeo ed Euridice

  2. Alceste

  3. Iphigénie en Tauride

  4. Armide


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Orfeo ed Euridice is an opera in three acts by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.

Which composer wrote the opera "Turandot" based on the play of the same name by Carlo Gozzi?

  1. Giuseppe Verdi

  2. Richard Strauss

  3. Giacomo Puccini

  4. Igor Stravinsky


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Giacomo Puccini composed the opera "Turandot" based on the play of the same name by Carlo Gozzi.

Which musical is based on the novel "Les Misérables" by Victor Hugo?

  1. The Phantom of the Opera

  2. Cats

  3. Les Misérables

  4. The Sound of Music


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Les Misérables is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo.

Which opera is based on the play "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare?

  1. Otello

  2. Falstaff

  3. La Traviata

  4. Hamlet


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Hamlet is an opera in five acts by Ambroise Thomas, based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.

Which composer wrote the opera "La Traviata" based on the play "La Dame aux Camélias" by Alexandre Dumas fils?

  1. Giuseppe Verdi

  2. Richard Wagner

  3. Giacomo Puccini

  4. Georges Bizet


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Giuseppe Verdi composed the opera "La Traviata" based on the play "La Dame aux Camélias" by Alexandre Dumas fils.

Which musical is based on the novel "Cats" by T.S. Eliot?

  1. Les Misérables

  2. The Sound of Music

  3. Cats

  4. The Phantom of the Opera


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cats is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the novel of the same name by T.S. Eliot.

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

  1. Mefistofele

  2. La Damnation de Faust

  3. Faust

  4. Roméo et Juliette


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Faust is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod, based on the play of the same name by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Which composer wrote the opera "Mefistofele" based on the play "Faust" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe?

  1. Giuseppe Verdi

  2. Richard Wagner

  3. Arrigo Boito

  4. Georges Bizet


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Arrigo Boito composed the opera "Mefistofele" based on the play "Faust" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Which musical is based on the novel "The Sound of Music" by Maria Augusta Trapp?

  1. Les Misérables

  2. Cats

  3. The Phantom of the Opera

  4. The Sound of Music


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, based on the novel of the same name by Maria Augusta Trapp.

Which opera is based on the play "Othello" by William Shakespeare?

  1. Falstaff

  2. La Traviata

  3. Otello

  4. Hamlet


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Otello is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi, based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.

Which composer wrote the opera "Falstaff" based on the play "The Merry Wives of Windsor" by William Shakespeare?

  1. Giuseppe Verdi

  2. Richard Wagner

  3. Giacomo Puccini

  4. Georges Bizet


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Giuseppe Verdi composed the opera "Falstaff" based on the play "The Merry Wives of Windsor" by William Shakespeare.

Which musical is based on the novel "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" by Victor Hugo?

  1. Les Misérables

  2. The Sound of Music

  3. Cats

  4. The Hunchback of Notre Dame


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a musical by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo.

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