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Giuseppe Verdi
1813-1901

1. Verdi's family:
A were farmers in a small village
B had contained musicians for many generations
C discouraged his interest in music
D none of the above
2. All of the following are among Verdi's early nationalist operas except
A I Lombardi
B Macbeth
C Nabucoo
D Otello
3. Verdi opera is dominated by:
A plots based on mythology
B the orchestra
C innovative harmonies
D beautiful melody
4. ___________________is a Verdi opera that was innovative because it depicted contemporary characters in contemporary dress.
A Il Trovatore
B The Masked Ball
C Rigoletto
D La Traviata
5. All of the following Verdi operas deal with a parent/child relationship except:
A Aïda
B The Masked Ball
C Rigoletto
D La Traviata
6. Verdi had a political career as well as a musical one.
A True
B False
7. Rigoletto caused Verdi trouble with government censors because:
A it depicted the Catholic church in an unfavorable light
B it encouraged the movement toward the unification of Italy
C the heroine was a "fallen woman"
D it depicted a member of the nobility as evil and lecherous
8. Many of Verdi's operas premiered in the most famous opera house in Milan:
A La Scala
B La Fenice
C Covent Garden
D Spoleto
9. Which Verdi opera was derived from the Italian opera buffa tradition?
AThe Sicilian Vespers
BMacbeth
CFalstaff
DOtello
10. Who succeeded Verdi as leader of the three hundred year old tradition in Italian opera?
APuccini
BRossini
CMenotti
DRespighi
 

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