The Barber of Seville - Quiz
The Barber of Seville
  • 1. What disguise does Count Almaviva use to gain Bartolo's trust?
A) The notary
B) Lindoro, Rosina's suitor
C) Don Basilio, the music teacher
D) Don Alonso, a priest and singing tutor
  • 2. Who does Bartolo believe is dishonoring Rosina?
A) Figaro
B) Lindoro, a servant of Count Almaviva
C) Count Almaviva
D) Don Basilio
  • 3. What does Bartolo use to convince Rosina that Lindoro is untrustworthy?
A) A letter from Count Almaviva
B) A testimony from Figaro
C) A conversation overheard between Almaviva and Figaro
D) A note from Lindoro to Rosina
  • 4. Who arrives at Bartolo's house to shave him?
A) Figaro
B) The notary
C) Don Basilio
D) Count Almaviva
  • 5. What does Bartolo overhear that angers him?
A) Rosina planning to run away
B) The lovers conspiring
C) Don Basilio discussing his illness
D) Figaro plotting against him
  • 6. What does Berta complain about in her aria?
A) The noise from the street
B) The lack of food
C) The crazy household
D) The absence of Rosina
  • 7. What does Bartolo order Basilio to have ready for that evening?
A) A celebration
B) A new servant
C) A farewell party
D) The notary for the marriage
  • 8. How do Almaviva and Figaro enter Rosina's room?
A) By knocking on the door
B) Through the front door
C) Through a secret passage
D) Through a window using a ladder
  • 9. Who does Rosina initially believe Almaviva to be?
A) Don Basilio
B) The notary
C) Lindoro
D) Bartolo
  • 10. What convinces Rosina to reconcile with Almaviva?
A) Figaro's persuasion
B) Almaviva revealing his true identity
C) Bartolo's departure
D) A letter from Lindoro
  • 11. Who are the legally required witnesses to Rosina and Almaviva's marriage?
A) Bartolo and Berta
B) Basilio and Figaro
C) The notary and the officer
D) Count Almaviva and Rosina
  • 12. What does Bartolo retain after the marriage is complete?
A) The letter from Lindoro
B) The house
C) Rosina's dowry
D) The piano
  • 13. What is the concluding anthem about?
A) Love and faith
B) Betrayal and revenge
C) Wealth and power
D) Music and harmony
  • 14. Who composed 'The Barber of Seville'?
A) Gioachino Rossini
B) Ludwig van Beethoven
C) Giuseppe Verdi
D) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • 15. What is the original Italian title of 'The Barber of Seville'?
A) Il barbiere di Siviglia
B) Turandot
C) L'elisir d'amore
D) La traviata
  • 16. Who wrote the Italian libretto for 'The Barber of Seville'?
A) Cesare Sterbini
B) Giuseppe Verdi
C) Arrigo Boito
D) Luigi Illica
  • 17. Which French playwright's comedy is the basis for 'The Barber of Seville'?
A) Pierre Beaumarchais
B) Voltaire
C) Molière
D) Jean Racine
  • 18. On what date did the premiere of Rossini's 'The Barber of Seville' take place?
A) 25 December 1818
B) 20 February 1816
C) 10 April 1817
D) 15 March 1815
  • 19. Where was the premiere of 'The Barber of Seville' held?
A) Metropolitan Opera, New York
B) Royal Opera House, London
C) La Scala, Milan
D) Teatro Argentina, Rome
  • 20. Which composer wrote 'The Marriage of Figaro'?
A) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
B) Gioachino Rossini
C) Giuseppe Verdi
D) Ludwig van Beethoven
  • 21. Who was the original Figaro in Rossini's 'The Barber of Seville'?
A) Luigi Zamboni
B) Plácido Domingo
C) Luciano Pavarotti
D) Enrico Caruso
  • 22. Who was the first Rosina in the premiere of 'The Barber of Seville'?
A) Geltrude Righetti
B) Nellie Melba
C) Adelina Patti
D) Maria Callas
  • 23. Who was the rival composer whose supporters disrupted the premiere of Rossini's opera?
A) Giovanni Paisiello
B) Vincenzo Bellini
C) Franz Schubert
D) Gaetano Donizetti
  • 24. In which year was 'The Barber of Seville' first performed in England?
A) 1822
B) 1815
C) 1820
D) 1818
  • 25. Which theater hosted the first English performance of 'The Barber of Seville'?
A) King's Theatre, London
B) Covent Garden Theatre
C) Drury Lane Theatre
D) Sadler's Wells Theatre
  • 26. When was 'The Barber of Seville' first performed in America?
A) 3 May 1819
B) 25 December 1821
C) 1 January 1820
D) 15 July 1818
  • 27. Where did 'The Barber of Seville' have its American premiere?
A) Park Theatre, New York
B) Metropolitan Opera, New York
C) Royal Opera House, London
D) La Scala, Milan
  • 28. What voice type was the role of Rosina originally written for?
A) Soprano
B) Mezzo-soprano
C) Contralto
D) Tenor
  • 29. Which famous soprano sang Rosina in the 1818 London premiere?
A) Nellie Melba
B) Joséphine Fodor-Mainvielle
C) Adelina Patti
D) Maria Callas
  • 30. What is the name of Count Almaviva's bravura aria at the end of act 2?
A) Una voce poco fa
B) Di sì felice innesto
C) Largo al factotum
D) Cessa di più resistere
  • 31. Which famous contralto made her stage debut as Rosina?
A) Ewa Podleś
B) Adelina Patti
C) Maria Callas
D) Nellie Melba
  • 32. In which century is the plot of 'The Barber of Seville' set?
A) 17th century
B) 16th century
C) 18th century
D) 19th century
  • 33. Who plans to marry Rosina to appropriate her dowry?
A) Count Almaviva
B) Figaro
C) Bartolo
D) Basilio
  • 34. What is Figaro's famous aria in Act 1?
A) Una voce poco fa
B) All'idea di quel metallo
C) La calunnia è un venticello
D) Largo al factotum della città
  • 35. What disguise does Count Almaviva use to enter Bartolo's house?
A) A drunken soldier
B) A musician
C) A music teacher
D) A housekeeper
  • 36. What does Bartolo search for while arguing with the 'soldier'?
A) A music score
B) An official exemption document
C) A love letter
D) A laundry list
  • 37. What is the title of Rosina's cavatina?
A) Largo al factotum della città
B) La calunnia è un venticello
C) Una voce poco fa
D) All'idea di quel metallo
  • 38. What does Basilio sing about?
A) Calumny
B) Love
C) Music
D) Money
  • 39. What does Figaro suggest the Count do to gain entrance to Bartolo's house?
A) Sing a serenade
B) Disguise as a drunken soldier
C) Pay Bartolo
D) Write a letter
  • 40. What does Rosina hand to Bartolo to fool him?
A) A complaint
B) A love letter
C) Her laundry list
D) A music score
  • 41. Who rushes to Bartolo for protection when the 'soldier' enters?
A) Rosina
B) Berta
C) Figaro
D) Basilio
  • 42. What does the Officer of the Watch do when Almaviva reveals his identity?
A) Arrests Almaviva
B) Calls for reinforcements
C) Backs off
D) Escorts Almaviva out
  • 43. What does Figaro do when he sees the confusion?
A) Argues
B) Runs away
C) Sings
D) Laughs quietly
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