A) Apologize directly to Otello B) Steal Otello's sword C) Ask Desdemona to talk to Otello D) Leave Cyprus immediately
A) A bedroom in the tower B) The city square C) A ship in the harbor D) A hall on the ground floor of the castle
A) Love and devotion to Desdemona B) Nihilistic beliefs and hatred of humankind C) Loyalty to Otello D) The beauty of the natural world
A) That Desdemona is plotting to kill him B) That Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair C) That the sailors are starting a rebellion D) That Emilia is stealing from the castle
A) Proof B) A written confession C) The word of the senate D) A public trial
A) Lilies B) Strawberries C) A lion crest D) Gold thread
A) Otello accepts it gratefully B) Otello kisses her hand C) Otello gives it to Iago D) Otello throws it to the ground
A) Emilia B) Desdemona C) Iago D) Cassio
A) He forcibly takes it B) He steals it while she sleeps C) He buys it from her D) She gives it to him willingly
A) That he hates Otello B) That they must conceal their love C) That he wants to leave Cyprus D) That he is the true leader
A) Otello's ring B) A lock of Desdemona's hair C) A letter from Desdemona D) The strawberry-embroidered handkerchief
A) Celebrate a victory B) Reconcile with the people of Cyprus C) Return to Venice D) Take vengeance on Desdemona and Cassio
A) He is planning a war B) He is angry at the sailors C) He has a headache D) He is tired from the journey
A) A crowd of children, sailors, and Cypriots B) The Venetian officials C) Iago and his servants D) Only the soldiers
A) He pretends not to notice him B) He asks for money C) He bows deeply D) He immediately confesses his hatred
A) Victor Maurel B) Faccio C) Arrigo Boito D) Verdi
A) Romilda Pantaleoni B) Rose Caron C) Kiri Te Kanawa D) Mila Kupfer-Berger
A) 20 B) 5 C) 30 D) 10
A) Albert Saléza B) Hermann Winkelmann C) Francesco Tamagno D) Victor Maurel
A) Vienna B) Buenos Aires C) Milan D) Paris
A) Giuseppe Verdi B) Arrigo Boito C) Camille Du Locle D) Alexandre Lapissida
A) Act 2 B) Act 1 C) Act 3 D) Act 4
A) Enrico Caruso B) Plácido Domingo C) Francesco Tamagno D) Mario Del Monaco
A) Verdi Medal B) La Scala Excellence Award C) Grammy Award D) Stalin Prize
A) James McCracken B) Plácido Domingo C) Mario Del Monaco D) Jon Vickers
A) His height B) His softer singing C) His ability to learn Italian D) His acting ability
A) Mattia Battistini B) Delfino Menotti C) Jules Devoyod D) Victor Maurel
A) 1887 B) 1888 C) 1894 D) 1889
A) Tristan und Isolde B) Lohengrin C) Parsifal D) Die Meistersinger
A) The death of Boito B) Verdi becoming too ill to continue C) A misquoted newspaper interview D) A major disagreement over the ending
A) Falstaff B) Nerone C) Aida D) Mefistofele
A) Genoa B) Naples C) Sant' Agata D) Milan
A) November 1 B) October 5 C) September 10 D) March 20
A) The opening storm B) The Willow Song C) Esultate D) The Credo
A) 20 March 1884 B) 5 October 1885 C) 18 December 1886 D) 1 November 1886
A) Ricordi B) Faccio C) Boito D) Emanuele Muzio
A) Milan B) Naples C) Genoa D) Sant' Agata
A) Four B) Two C) Five D) Three
A) Paris Opera B) La Fenice, Venice C) Royal Opera House, London D) Teatro alla Scala, Milan
A) Aida B) Simon Boccanegra C) Otello D) Macbeth
A) Wagner B) Beethoven C) Puccini D) Rossini
A) The Barber of Seville B) Tancredi C) Otello D) William Tell
A) Modern jazz B) Italian folk music C) Germanism D) Baroque styles
A) 1887 B) 1884 C) 1879 D) 1871
A) Clara Maffei B) Adelina Patti C) Maria Callas D) Giuseppina Strepponi
A) Simon Boccanegra B) Macbeth C) Aida D) Amleto
A) Macbeth B) Simon Boccanegra C) William Tell D) Aida
A) 1865 B) 1871 C) 1885 D) July/August 1881
A) 1887 B) 1871 C) 1857 D) 1879
A) The Council Chamber scene B) The final death scene C) The opening overture D) The love duet
A) 30 June 1879 B) 15 July 1879 C) 20 May 1879 D) 30 June 1880
A) King Lear B) Hamlet C) Macbeth D) Othello
A) Othello B) Iago C) The African D) Desdemona
A) Too similar to Rossini B) Confusing and dark C) Very well done D) A complete failure
A) 2010 B) 2020 C) 2005 D) 2015
A) Turkey B) Rome C) Venice D) Cyprus
A) The mid 18th century B) The early 15th century C) The late 16th century D) The late 19th century
A) Montano B) Cassio C) Roderigo D) Otello
A) Torches B) Lanterns C) Fireworks D) A bonfire
A) Iago B) Roderigo C) Otello D) Montano
A) Cleopatra B) Emilia C) Bianca D) Desdemona
A) Poisoning her wine B) Suffocation in her bed C) Throwing her from the balcony D) Stabbing her with a dagger
A) Admiral B) Governor C) Captain D) General
A) The Doge B) Lodovico C) Cassio's father D) A messenger from Cyprus
A) Collapses B) Escapes to the balcony C) Begs for forgiveness D) Weeps over the letter
A) Ave Maria B) Willow Song C) The Lover's Lament D) The Soldier's Song
A) She is poisoned B) She is strangled C) She is stabbed D) She dies of grief
A) 1890 B) 1901 C) 1887 D) 1894
A) Violin B) Timpani C) Bagpipes D) Bassoon
A) A mirror B) A dagger C) A prayer book D) A light |