La bohème - Quiz
La bohème
  • 1. Which instrument is included in the woodwind section of La bohème?
A) Tuba
B) Piano
C) Piccolo
D) Saxophone
  • 2. How many horns in F are scored for La bohème?
A) 4
B) 2
C) 3
D) 6
  • 3. Which percussion instrument is explicitly mentioned as part of the orchestration?
A) Castanets
B) Tambourine
C) Celesta
D) Xylophone
  • 4. What off-stage instrumentation is used at the end of act 2?
A) 4 piccolos
B) 2 harps
C) 4 oboes
D) 6 cellos
  • 5. Who conducted the 1972 Decca recording of La bohème?
A) Arturo Toscanini
B) Herbert von Karajan
C) Thomas Beecham
D) Tullio Serafin
  • 6. Who sang the role of Mimì in the 1973 RCA Victor recording?
A) Mirella Freni
B) Licia Albanese
C) Montserrat Caballé
D) Renata Tebaldi
  • 7. Which recording was included in the soundtrack of the 1987 movie Moonstruck?
A) 1959 recording conducted by Tullio Serafin
B) 1972 recording conducted by Herbert von Karajan
C) 1946 recording conducted by Arturo Toscanini
D) 1936 recording conducted by Thomas Beecham
  • 8. In what year was the earliest commercially released full-length recording of La bohème recorded?
A) 1946
B) 1959
C) 1906
D) 1917
  • 9. Who conducted the 2008 Deutsche Grammophon release of La bohème?
A) Thomas Beecham
B) Bertrand de Billy
C) Erasmo Ghiglia
D) Arturo Toscanini
  • 10. Which conductor led the world premiere of the opera?
A) Arturo Toscanini
B) Tullio Serafin
C) Thomas Beecham
D) Herbert von Karajan
  • 11. Who sang the role of Rodolfo in the 1956 RCA Victor recording conducted by Thomas Beecham?
A) Carlo Bergonzi
B) Luciano Pavarotti
C) Jussi Björling
D) Plácido Domingo
  • 12. In which language was the 1960 recording conducted by Erasmo Ghiglia?
A) Italian
B) German
C) French
D) English
  • 13. Which singer recorded the aria 'Che gelida manina' in 1906?
A) Heddle Nash
B) Jan Peerce
C) Enrico Caruso
D) Reno Andreini
  • 14. How many different tenors were featured in the 1981 A.N.N.A. Record Company set singing 'Che gelida manina'?
A) 7
B) 500
C) 101
D) 50
  • 15. Which instrument is specifically listed in the percussion section?
A) Piano
B) Glockenspiel
C) Organ
D) Mandolin
  • 16. Which composer criticized La bohème for being 'cheap' and 'empty'?
A) Giacomo Puccini
B) Giuseppe Verdi
C) Benjamin Britten
D) Richard Wagner
  • 17. In what city is the opera La bohème set?
A) Paris
B) London
C) Vienna
D) Rome
  • 18. Around what year does the story of La bohème take place?
A) 1830
B) 1900
C) 1790
D) 1850
  • 19. What do the bohemians burn to keep warm in Act 1?
A) A collection of books
B) Rodolfo's drama manuscript
C) Old wooden furniture
D) Marcello's paintings
  • 20. How did Schaunard earn money?
A) Working at a local cafe
B) Writing poetry for a nobleman
C) Selling paintings to a gallery
D) Playing violin to a parrot
  • 21. Where do the bohemians plan to dine for Christmas Eve?
A) Cafe Momus
B) The garret
C) The landlord's house
D) A local tavern
  • 22. Who arrives at the garret to collect rent?
A) Benoît
B) Colline
C) An English gentleman
D) Rodolfo
  • 23. Why do the bohemians kick Benoît out of their room?
A) He demands too much money
B) He insulted their work
C) He refuses to drink their wine
D) He reveals he is married
  • 24. Why does Mimì knock on Rodolfo's door?
A) To borrow a book
B) To light her candle
C) To ask for food
D) To pay her rent
  • 25. What item does Rodolfo hide to keep Mimì in his room longer?
A) Her key
B) Her necklace
C) Her handkerchief
D) Her candle
  • 26. What is Mimì's profession?
A) Musician
B) Painter
C) Embroiderer
D) Poet
  • 27. What is the English translation of 'Che gelida manina'?
A) Yes, they call me Mimì
B) What a cold little hand
C) The winter night
D) My lovely girl
  • 28. What happens to the lights while Rodolfo and Mimì are looking for the key?
A) The oil lamp breaks
B) The windows are blown open
C) The fireplace dies
D) Both candles go out
  • 29. What does Rodolfo do for a living?
A) Philosopher
B) Musician
C) Poet
D) Painter
  • 30. What does Colline do for a living?
A) Philosopher
B) Painter
C) Poet
D) Musician
  • 31. In which city did the first performance of La bohème take place?
A) Turin
B) Rome
C) Naples
D) Milan
  • 32. Who played the role of Mimì in the first performance?
A) Alice Esty
B) Angelica Pandolfini
C) Nellie Melba
D) Cesira Ferrani
  • 33. When was the first performance of La bohème?
A) 16 June 1896
B) 14 March 1896
C) 1 February 1896
D) 22 April 1897
  • 34. Where did the first performance of La bohème outside Italy take place?
A) Paris
B) Buenos Aires
C) London
D) New York City
  • 35. Who conducted the Buenos Aires premiere?
A) Arturo Toscanini
B) Giacomo Puccini
C) Edoardo Mascheroni
D) Lucien Fugère
  • 36. Which company presented the United Kingdom premiere of La bohème?
A) Opéra-Comique
B) Carl Rosa Opera Company
C) La Scala
D) Royal Opera House
  • 37. Who sang the role of Mimì in the United Kingdom premiere?
A) Alice Esty
B) Nellie Melba
C) Cesira Ferrani
D) Julia Guiraudon
  • 38. In which city did the United States premiere take place?
A) Chicago
B) Boston
C) Los Angeles
D) New York City
  • 39. Who starred as Mimì in the Royal Opera House's first self-produced staging in 1899?
A) Emilia Corsi
B) Cesira Ferrani
C) Nellie Melba
D) Alice Esty
  • 40. Who translated the opera for the French premiere at the Opéra-Comique?
A) Arturo Toscanini
B) Lucien Fugère
C) Giacomo Puccini
D) Paul Ferrier
  • 41. In which city did the German premiere of La bohème take place?
A) Dresden
B) Munich
C) Berlin
D) Hamburg
  • 42. Which theatre hosted the first staging of La bohème in New York City?
A) Royal Opera House
B) Wallack's Theatre
C) Metropolitan Opera House
D) Teatro Regio
  • 43. What was the immediate response of the audience at the first performance?
A) Enthusiastic
B) Subdued
C) Indifferent
D) Hostile
  • 44. Who composed the opera La bohème?
A) Giuseppe Giacosa
B) Giacomo Puccini
C) Henri Murger
D) Luigi Illica
  • 45. The libretto for La bohème is based on a work by which author?
A) Luigi Illica
B) Théodore Barrière
C) Giuseppe Giacosa
D) Henri Murger
  • 46. Which two characters from the novel were combined into the single character of Mimì?
A) Francine and Marcello
B) Rodolfo and Marcello
C) Mimì and Francine
D) Mimì and Rodolfo
  • 47. With which composer did Puccini have a dispute over the opera's libretto?
A) Ruggero Leoncavallo
B) Arturo Toscanini
C) Henri Murger
D) Giuseppe Giacosa
  • 48. In 1946, Toscanini conducted a commemorative performance of the opera with which orchestra?
A) Teatro Regio Orchestra
B) NBC Symphony Orchestra
C) London Symphony Orchestra
D) Paris Opera Orchestra
  • 49. What is the profession of Mimì in La bohème?
A) Artist
B) Musician
C) Seamstress
D) Writer
  • 50. Which of these characters are the two main lovers in the opera?
A) Rodolfo and Mimì
B) Marcello and Mimì
C) Rodolfo and Francine
D) Jacques and Francine
  • 51. In the original novel, the meeting scene in the garret involves which two characters?
A) Marcello and Mimì
B) Jacques and Francine
C) Rodolfo and Mimì
D) Rodolfo and Francine
  • 52. What was the age of Arturo Toscanini when he conducted the premiere of La bohème?
A) 35
B) 25
C) 28
D) 30
  • 53. Which parts of the opera are largely the invention of the librettists?
A) Acts three and four
B) Acts one and four
C) Acts one and two
D) Acts two and three
  • 54. On what date was the Belgian premiere of La bohème at La Monnaie?
A) 1 February 1902
B) 16 April 1966
C) 21 April 1900
D) 25 October 1900
  • 55. Who conducted the Metropolitan Opera's first performance of La bohème in 1900?
A) Philippe Flon
B) Luigi Mancinelli
C) Gustav Mahler
D) George Schick
  • 56. What was the final opera performed at the Metropolitan Opera's original 1883 building?
A) Turandot
B) La bohème
C) Tosca
D) Chopin's Funeral March
  • 57. In which Brazilian city was the first performance of La bohème held?
A) Rio de Janeiro
B) Belém
C) São Paulo
D) Manaus
  • 58. Who conducted the first performance of La bohème in Brazil?
A) Léon Jehin
B) Luigi Mancinelli
C) Giorgio Polacco
D) Philippe Flon
  • 59. In what year did the premiere of La bohème take place at the Teatro Amazonas?
A) 1903
B) 1902
C) 1900
D) 1901
  • 60. Which city hosted the first performance of La bohème in Australia?
A) Melbourne
B) Sydney
C) Perth
D) Adelaide
  • 61. Who conducted the 1903 performance at the Vienna State Opera?
A) Luigi Mancinelli
B) Gustav Mahler
C) George Schick
D) Philippe Flon
  • 62. In which city did Puccini die?
A) Vienna
B) Paris
C) Rome
D) Brussels
  • 63. What music did the orchestra play when the news of Puccini's death reached a performance in Rome?
A) A piece from La bohème
B) An aria by Puccini
C) The Italian national anthem
D) Chopin's Funeral March
  • 64. In what year was the first production of La bohème at the Salzburg Festival?
A) 1966
B) 2012
C) 1924
D) 1903
  • 65. What does Rodolfo buy for Mimì in Act 2?
A) A pair of shoes
B) A horn
C) A bonnet
D) A coat
  • 66. Who is the toy seller that the children clamor to see?
A) Parpignol
B) Schaunard
C) Colline
D) Alcindoro
  • 67. Who is Musetta's elderly admirer?
A) Alcindoro
B) Schaunard
C) Marcello
D) Rodolfo
  • 68. What is the title of the song Musetta sings in Act 2?
A) The vendor's aria
B) The soldier's march
C) The chestnut song
D) Musetta's waltz
  • 69. How does Musetta get rid of Alcindoro?
A) She complains of a tight shoe
B) She tells him the bill is too high
C) She sends him to find Marcello
D) She pretends to be ill
  • 70. What is the profession of Musetta's admirer, Alcindoro?
A) Toy seller
B) Musician
C) Street vendor
D) Government minister
  • 71. What does Colline buy in Act 2?
A) A coat
B) A bonnet
C) A horn
D) A gift for Mimì
  • 72. What does Schaunard buy in Act 2?
A) A coat
B) A horn
C) Chestnuts
D) A bonnet
  • 73. What is heard at the end of the act that causes the friends to leave?
A) A police siren
B) Alcindoro shouting
C) A thunderstorm
D) A military band
  • 74. Where is the toll gate in Act 3 located?
A) The Opera House
B) Barrière d'Enfer
C) The Latin Quarter
D) A royal palace
  • 75. What is Marcello doing in the tavern in Act 3?
A) Painting signs
B) Cooking meals
C) Writing music
D) Teaching painting
  • 76. What is the name of the illness Mimì suffers from?
A) Pneumonia
B) Asthma
C) Influenza
D) Consumption
  • 77. Until when do Rodolfo and Mimì agree to stay together at the end of Act 3?
A) Next year
B) Spring
C) Winter
D) Summer
  • 78. What have the girlfriends (Mimì and Musetta) supposedly done in Act 4?
A) Found wealthy lovers
B) Left the country
C) Started a business
D) Joined a convent
  • 79. How did Rodolfo see Musetta in Act 4?
A) Working at a tavern
B) At the theater
C) In a fine carriage
D) At the park
  • 80. What do Schaunard and Colline bring to the garret in Act 4?
A) A frugal dinner
B) New clothes
C) A letter from Mimì
D) Expensive wine
  • 81. What item does Colline decide to pawn to help Mimì?
A) His overcoat
B) His shoes
C) His watch
D) His books
  • 82. What gift is brought to warm Mimì's hands?
A) Gloves
B) A hot stone
C) A scarf
D) A muff
  • 83. Where were Illica's papers discovered in 1957?
A) The Louvre
B) Paris National Library
C) Metropolitan Opera Archives
D) Parma Museum
  • 84. Who does Musetta introduce Mimì to in the missing act?
A) A painter
B) An orchestra conductor
C) A Viscount
D) A furniture dealer
  • 85. What dance do Mimì and the Viscount perform in the missing act?
A) A minuet
B) A waltz
C) A quadrille
D) A tango
  • 86. Which pop song adapted 'Musetta's Waltz' in 1959?
A) One Night of Love
B) Light My Candle
C) Take Me or Leave Me
D) Don't You Know?
  • 87. Who recorded the free-jazz version of the opera titled La Vie de Bohème in 1969?
A) Baz Luhrmann
B) Dave Burrell
C) Herbert von Karajan
D) Joe Jonas
  • 88. What era did Baz Luhrmann set his 1990 production of La bohème in?
A) 1957
B) 1830
C) 1983
D) 1897
  • 89. Which film was heavily influenced by the plot of La bohème?
A) Maybe Happy Ending
B) Moulin Rouge!
C) La Vie de Bohème
D) Rent
  • 90. In the musical Rent, what disease replaces the tuberculosis found in La bohème?
A) Cancer
B) Influenza
C) Pneumonia
D) AIDS
  • 91. Which character in Rent corresponds to the character Schaunard from La bohème?
A) Roger
B) Mark
C) Angel Schunard
D) Collins
  • 92. Who directed the 1965 TV movie version of La bohème?
A) Franco Zeffirelli
B) Robin Norton-Hale
C) Wilhelm Semmelroth
D) Baz Luhrmann
  • 93. Which production featured a version where the audience and cast moved to a pub for the second act?
A) OperaUpClose
B) Opera Australia
C) Against the Grain Theatre
D) Metropolitan Opera
  • 94. Which award did the 2010 West End production by OperaUpClose win?
A) Laurence Olivier Award
B) Pulitzer Prize
C) Tony Award
D) Canadian Screen Award
  • 95. Who sang the role of Mimì in the 1965 TV movie?
A) Chloë Wright
B) Jessica Comeau
C) Mirella Freni
D) Maureen
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