Hello there, opera aficionados and trivia buffs! Are you ready to ride the crescendo of puzzling questions? It’s time to face the music because we’re about to find out if your opera knowledge is “note-worthy” or if it “falls flat”.
Can you reach the “high notes” or will you find yourself “baroque” by the end? Bring out your inner Pavarotti and let’s get started!
1. Who is known for her iconic recording of “La vie en rose”?
2. In what opera did Luciano Pavarotti make his debut and in which role?
3. Which role is soprano Joan Sutherland most famous for?
4. Where is Placido Domingo from?
5. Which opera composed by Wagner was the favorite of tenor Lauritz Melchior?
6. Which voice type did Farinelli, one of the most famous singers of the 18th century, belong to?
7. Who was the famous operatic soprano who retired at the peak of her career in 1965?
8. Which opera singer was the first to sell over 100 million records?
9. Which award did Leontyne Price receive in 1964 that was a first for African American sopranos?
10. What does the operatic term “bel canto” mean, that was perfected by the likes of Enrico Caruso?
11. Which opera singer was known for pioneering the Verismo style?
12. Which Julliard School alumni became one of the most renowned mezzo-sopranos in the world?
13. Which opera singer played the role of Musetta in Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film “Moulin Rouge!”?
14. Which famous tenor was a Parisian taxi driver before he became an opera singer?
15. Which opera singer was known for her elaborate costumes in the “Turandot” production at the Metropolitan Opera?
16. Which opera singer released a successful crossover album “Romantica: The Very Best of Luciano Pavarotti”?
17. Which operatic soprano famously said, “The harder I work, the luckier I get”?
18. What significant cultural impact did Jessye Norman bring to the opera world?
19. Which operatic duo is famous for their “Pearl Fishers Duet”?
20. Who is the opera singer who delivered the famous line “Vissi d’arte, vissi d’amore” in Tosca?
21. Who sang ‘Nessun Dorma’ at the 1990 FIFA World Cup?
22. Which opera singer wrote the autobiography titled “The Inner Voice: The Making of a Singer”?
23. Which English soprano is known for her performance in Benjamin Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw”?
24. What world record does opera singer Michael Ashby hold?
25. Who is the opera singer also known as “La Divina”?
26. Which Italian is credited with revolutionizing the opera industry by utilizing film and television, reaching a wider audience?
27. Who is the famous opera singer who also performed in rock concerts, like Freddie Mercury’s tribute concert in 1992?
28. Who played the character ‘Violetta’ in Verdi’s “La Traviata”, an opera based on a real person, Marie Duplessis?
29.Which opera singer came out of retirement to perform at the reopening of La Fenice opera house in Venice after it was destroyed by fire?
30. Which opera singer was dismissed from the Metropolitan Opera in 1994?
31. Which opera singer sang at President John F. Kennedy’s funeral in 1963?
32. Which opera singer is known for her interpretation of 20th-century works, particularly those of Alban Berg and Arnold Schoenberg?
33. Who was the first African-American to be a regular member of the Metropolitan Opera Chorus?
34. Which American opera singer and film star died at only 38 years old?
35. Which opera singer was known as “The Swedish Nightingale”?
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