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