80 Opera Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which opera by George Frideric Handel premiered at London’s King’s Theatre in 1724?
Answer
Giulio Cesare
Which opera by Claudio Monteverdi is based on the Roman emperor Nero and Poppea?
Answer
L’incoronazione di Poppea
Which Mozart opera premiered in Vienna in 1786 and is based on Beaumarchais’s play?
Answer
The Marriage of Figaro
Which opera by Mozart features the character Papageno, the bird-catcher?
Answer
The Magic Flute
Who composed the opera The Tales of Hoffmann?
Answer
Jacques Offenbach
What voice type traditionally sings the title role of Bizet’s opera Carmen?
Answer
Mezzo-soprano
Which Verdi opera is based on Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth?
Answer
Macbeth
Who wrote the libretto for Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni?
Answer
Lorenzo Da Ponte
Which opera features the tenor aria “Nessun dorma”?
Answer
Turandot
Who composed the opera The Barber of Seville, which premiered in Rome in 1816?
Answer
Gioachino Rossini
Which Verdi opera contains the chorus “Va, pensiero”?”
Answer
Nabucco
Which Mozart opera premiered in Vienna in 1791 at the Theater auf der Wieden?
Answer
The Magic Flute
Which opera opened Milan’s Teatro alla Scala in 1778?
Answer
Europa riconosciuta