Melbourne Opera - Quiz
  • 1. Who is the current chair of the Melbourne Opera board?
A) Greg Hocking
B) David Pitt
C) Richard Divall
D) Raymond Lawrence
  • 2. Who serves as the Patron-in-Chief of Melbourne Opera?
A) Sylvia Fisher
B) Lady Potter
C) Lady Hamer
D) Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
  • 3. In what year was the Melbourne Opera Orchestra founded?
A) 2018
B) 2003
C) 2015
D) 2017
  • 4. To which country did the Melbourne Opera Orchestra tour in 2015/2016 and 2016/2017?
A) Japan
B) Italy
C) Germany
D) China
  • 5. Who holds the position of conductor-in-residence at Melbourne Opera?
A) David Kram
B) John Dingle
C) Raymond Lawrence
D) Greg Hocking
  • 6. Who is the Head of Music at Melbourne Opera?
A) Raymond Lawrence
B) Matthew Toogood
C) Greg Hocking
D) Patrick Burns
  • 7. Which soprano made a bequest that supports the Richard Divall Emerging Artists Program?
A) Dame Joan Sutherland
B) Sylvia Fisher
C) Dame Elisabeth Murdoch
D) Lady Hamer
  • 8. When was the first intake of performers for the Richard Divall Emerging Artists Program?
A) 2003
B) 2018
C) 2015
D) 2017
  • 9. Which of these individuals is listed as a stage director for Melbourne Opera?
A) Richard Bonynge
B) David Pitt
C) Bruce Beresford
D) Greg Hocking
  • 10. Melbourne Opera is organized as what type of company?
A) Private equity
B) Commercial
C) Governmental
D) Charitable
  • 11. Which of these individuals is a Founding Patron of Melbourne Opera?
A) David Pitt
B) Raymond Lawrence
C) Sir Zelman Cowen
D) Greg Hocking
  • 12. In what year did Richard Divall pass away?
A) 2003
B) 2017
C) 2018
D) 2015
  • 13. Which stage director is associated with Melbourne Opera?
A) John Dingle
B) Suzanne Chaundy
C) Lady Potter
D) Richard Bonynge
  • 14. Which guest conductor has worked with Melbourne Opera?
A) Greg Carroll
B) Bruce Beresford
C) Anthony Negus
D) Robert Ray
  • 15. In which year did Melbourne Opera perform 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?
A) 2005
B) 2003
C) 2009
D) 2007
  • 16. Which composer wrote the opera 'Fidelio', performed by Melbourne Opera in 2013 and 2020?
A) Beethoven
B) Verdi
C) Wagner
D) Mozart
  • 17. Which opera was performed by Melbourne Opera in both 2003 and 2014?
A) Madama Butterfly
B) The Pearl Fishers
C) Carmen
D) La traviata
  • 18. In what year did Melbourne Opera produce 'Der fliegende Holländer'?
A) 2018
B) 2022
C) 2021
D) 2019
  • 19. Which work by Gilbert and Sullivan did Melbourne Opera perform in 2017?
A) The Barber of Seville
B) The Merry Widow
C) H.M.S. Pinafore
D) Die Fledermaus
  • 20. How many times was 'Madama Butterfly' performed by Melbourne Opera between 2004 and 2014 according to the list?
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
  • 21. Which Wagner opera was performed by Melbourne Opera in 2016?
A) Lohengrin
B) Das Rheingold
C) Tannhäuser
D) Tristan und Isolde
  • 22. Which Donizetti opera was performed in 2024?
A) Maria Stuarda
B) Anna Bolena
C) Lucia di Lammermoor
D) Roberto Devereux
  • 23. In 2022, which Wagner opera was added to the repertoire alongside 'Die Walküre' and 'Siegfried'?
A) Tannhäuser
B) None of the above
C) Das Rheingold
D) Der Ring des Nibelungen
  • 24. Which opera by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht did Melbourne Opera perform in 2022?
A) Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
B) Die Fledermaus
C) Pagliacci
D) The Merry Widow
  • 25. Who composed 'The Barber of Seville'?
A) Verdi
B) Puccini
C) Rossini
D) Mozart
  • 26. In which year did Melbourne Opera perform 'Anna Bolena'?
A) 2017
B) 2016
C) 2018
D) 2015
  • 27. Which Puccini opera was performed in 2024?
A) Tosca
B) Madama Butterfly
C) La bohème and Suor Angelica
D) La traviata
  • 28. Which composer wrote 'The Merry Widow'?
A) Rossini
B) Lehár
C) Strauss
D) Bizet
  • 29. In 2023, Melbourne Opera performed 'Der Ring des Nibelungen' and which other opera?
A) Macbeth
B) Lucrezia Borgia
C) Maria Stuarda
D) Norma
  • 30. In what year was Melbourne Opera founded?
A) 2007
B) 2005
C) 2010
D) 2002
  • 31. Where is the principal rehearsal and performance home of Melbourne Opera?
A) Athenaeum Theatre
B) Theatre Royal
C) Melbourne Concert Hall
D) Ulumbarra Theatre
  • 32. What is the official corporate name of Melbourne Opera?
A) Melbourne Metropolitan Opera Ltd
B) Victorian Opera Foundation Ltd
C) National Opera of Australia Ltd
D) South East Regional Touring Opera Ltd
  • 33. When did the company change its corporate name?
A) 1 June 2007
B) 30 December 2010
C) 1 January 2002
D) 15 March 2005
  • 34. Who directed the production of La traviata in the inaugural season?
A) Blair Edgar
B) Caroline Stacey
C) Richard Divall
D) Wagner
  • 35. What was the company's first large scale tour production in 2006?
A) Die Walküre
B) Das Rheingold
C) Don Giovanni
D) The Magic Flute
  • 36. With which university did the company partner from 2010 to 2018?
A) RMIT University
B) Monash University
C) Deakin University
D) University of Melbourne
  • 37. What program was established by Melbourne Opera in 2017?
A) Richard Divall Emerging Artists Programme
B) Victorian Touring Fund
C) Wagner Training Initiative
D) Opera Composition Fellowship
  • 38. In which city were the full Ring Cycles performed in 2023?
A) Hobart
B) Canberra
C) Bendigo
D) Geelong
  • 39. At which theatre did the company present the full Ring Cycles in 2023?
A) Athenaeum Theatre
B) Theatre Royal
C) Monash Performing Arts Centre
D) Ulumbarra Theatre
  • 40. Who performed the role of Wotan in the Bendigo Ring production?
A) Steven Gallop
B) Simon Meadows
C) James Egglestone
D) Warwick Fyfe
  • 41. Which opera was the first in the four-year Ring project?
A) Götterdämmerung
B) Die Walküre
C) Das Rheingold
D) Siegfried
  • 42. Who performed the role of Alberich?
A) Simon Meadows
B) Robert Macfarlane
C) Warwick Fyfe
D) James Egglestone
  • 43. How many main stage productions does the company mount each year?
A) Five to ten
B) Ten to twelve
C) One to two
D) Three to five
  • 44. Which opera received its staged premiere during the 2023 Ring Cycle?
A) Die Walküre
B) La traviata
C) Das Rheingold
D) Siegfried
  • 45. Who performed the role of Erda?
A) Zara Barrett
B) Deborah Humble
C) Lee Abrahmsen
D) Antoinette Halloran
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