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. Baroque staged works that include arias, instrumental interludes, and spoken dialogue would most likely have been composed by which composer?

Mozart correct incorrect

Purcell correct incorrect

Bach correct incorrect

Monteverdi correct incorrect

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. Why was The Marriage of Figaro controversial at the time it was written?

Its music was too avant-garde for the conservative Viennese public. correct incorrect

Unlike other opera buffa, the servants openly outwit their noble masters. correct incorrect

Its portrayal of women was considered scandalous. correct incorrect

None of the above. correct incorrect

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. The first operas contained only recitative, which delivered the text of the ___; composers disliked the dry, emotionless quality that this created, so they used arias to "pause" the narrative and allow characters to ___.

plot / dance correct incorrect

action / reflect correct incorrect

argument / rest correct incorrect

reaction / show off correct incorrect

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. Wagner, Verdi, and Puccini are considered the leading operatic composers of which era?

Baroque correct incorrect

Classical correct incorrect

Romantic correct incorrect

Modern correct incorrect

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. Which American composer is listed as making significant contributions to the operatic repertory?

Libby Larsen correct incorrect

Antonin Dvorak correct incorrect

John Cage correct incorrect

Philip Glass correct incorrect

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. Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "Giacomo Puccini wrote several operas in the 'verismo' style, in which he focused on the struggles of normal people rather than the aristocracy or figures from mythology; his Girl of the Golden West is set in the Old West of the United States, while Madame Butterfly tells the story of young artists struggling to survive while being true to their art."

The statement is true. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Puccini wrote in the traditional "grand opera" style rather than the "verismo" tradition. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Girl of the Golden West is set in the famous "golden forest" of western France. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Madame Butterfly tells the story of a young Japanese geisha who marries an American naval officer. correct incorrect

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. The three most popular composers of ___ were Johann Strauss Jr., Franz Lehar, and Arthur Sullivan; most of these works were lighter in character than operas, and typically have ___.

grand opera / more chorus scenes correct incorrect

opera buffa / fewer female characters correct incorrect

operetta / happy endings correct incorrect

verismo / extended recitative correct incorrect

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. Particular melodies or rhythms identified with specific characters, symbols, or things are known as:

Ritornellos correct incorrect

Leitmotifs correct incorrect

Verismo correct incorrect

Masques correct incorrect

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. Consider the following statement and choose the best response: "Giuseppe Verdi's first two successful operas were both premiered at La Scala in Milan several years apart; the second, Nabuco, made him a national hero."

The statement is true. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Verdi's first two successful operas premiered in Florence, not Milan. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Nabuco was written by Puccini, not Verdi. correct incorrect

The statement is false because Verdi did not become a national hero until the premiere of Aida, several years later than Nabuco. correct incorrect

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. An opera that tells the story of one of the characters from the Iliad is an example of what type of opera?

Buffo correct incorrect

Seria correct incorrect

Operetta correct incorrect

Leitmotif correct incorrect

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. Which is the best definition of "Gesamtkunstwerk," or "total work of art"?

A work in which the music, poetry, philosophy, acting, scenery, and drama are all of equal importance. correct incorrect

A work in which all musical instruments in the orchestra and all vocalists have at least one number in which they are featured in either a solo or duet. correct incorrect

A public, outdoor-style event at which members of the entire community, regardless of social standing, are welcome, free of charge. correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Which statement about Romantic opera is NOT true?

Everything about the art form became bigger during the Romantic era. correct incorrect

Nationalism became a part of the operatic tradition during this era. correct incorrect

Composers lost interest in make-believe settings and stories and focused entirely on everyday, commonplace narratives. correct incorrect

For the first time, stage lighting became an important part of producing opera. correct incorrect

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. In a traditional opera performance today, where is the orchestra located?

Onstage with the singers correct incorrect

On the floor on the same level as the "orchestra" seats correct incorrect

In an "orchestra pit" between the stage and the seating floor correct incorrect

In the "wings" off of the stage correct incorrect

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. Which of the following operas did Mozart write with librettist Lorenzo da Ponte?

Lorenzo de Medici correct incorrect

The Magic Flute correct incorrect

The Messiah correct incorrect

Cosi fan tutte correct incorrect

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. Which statement about "opera buffa" is NOT true?

It often features large-scale act-ending ensemble numbers that typically have happy endings correct incorrect

The plots were generally lighter in character than those of opera seria correct incorrect

Like opera seria, opera buffa was almost always sung in Italian. correct incorrect

Opera buffa came about due to the interest in daily affairs that arose during the Enlightenment
correct incorrect