Famous operas with their composer, era, and plot premise, distinct from the instrumental-work focus of the Classical Music: Famous Works and Movements deck.
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- Which composer wrote Carmen?
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Georges Bizet- What is the setting of Carmen?
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Seville, Spain (a tobacco factory and a bull ring)- Which Mozart opera features Papageno and Papagena?
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The Magic Flute- What magical object appears in The Magic Flute?
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A magic flute- Who composed Don Giovanni?
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart- What is the central theme of Don Giovanni?
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A libertine nobleman's seductions and his eventual judgment by a supernatural force- Who composed La Boheme?
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Giacomo Puccini- What is the plot premise of La Boheme?
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A love story between Mimi (a seamstress) and Rodolfo (a poet) in Paris, ending in Mimi's death from tuberculosis- Which composer wrote Rigoletto?
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Giuseppe Verdi- What is Rigoletto's occupation?
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Court jester to the Duke of Mantua- Who does Rigoletto try to protect in the opera?
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His daughter Gilda- Which Verdi opera centers on a courtesan and her lover in Paris?
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La Traviata- What disease does Violetta die from in La Traviata?
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Tuberculosis- Which Verdi opera is based on a Spanish play about a gypsy girl?
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Il Trovatore- What central secret haunts the plot of Il Trovatore?
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A case of mistaken infant identity involving a gypsy woman and a baby
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