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Opera History and Famous Works

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

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