Ultimate Opera Music Quiz
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- 1.
Which opera term matches "the front part of the stage between the curtain and the orchestra pit"?
- A.
Bel Canto
- B.
Coloratura Soprano
- C.
Opera Buffa
- D.
Apron
Correct Answer
D. Apron -
- 2.
Which opera term is a note placed between the last two notes of a phrase to make it end more gracefully"?
- A.
Vibrato
- B.
Appoggiatura
- C.
Aficionado
- D.
Spinto
Correct Answer
B. Appoggiatura -
- 3.
Which term means "the position on stage nearest the audience"?
- A.
Vibrato
- B.
Opera Buffa
- C.
Soubrette
- D.
Downstage
Correct Answer
D. Downstage -
- 4.
Which opera term means "male character sung by a woman, often a mezzo-soprano"?
- A.
Polyphony
- B.
Trouser Or Pants Role
- C.
Opera Seria
- D.
Apron
Correct Answer
B. Trouser Or Pants Role -
- 5.
Which term means "the position on stage farthest from the audience"?
- A.
Recitative
- B.
Upstage
- C.
Prelude
- D.
Baroque
Correct Answer
B. Upstage -
- 6.
Which term means "two rapidly and repeatedly alternated notes"?
- A.
Duet
- B.
Tempo
- C.
Trill
- D.
Finale
Correct Answer
C. Trill -
- 7.
Which term means "a performer who appears in a non-singing role"?
- A.
Finale Ultimo
- B.
Supernumerary
- C.
Portamento
- D.
Grand Opera
Correct Answer
B. Supernumerary -
- 8.
Which music term matches "the singer half speaks and half sings a note"?
- A.
Sprechstimme
- B.
Stage Left
- C.
Cavatina
- D.
Spinto Soprano
Correct Answer
A. Sprechstimme -
- 9.
Which music term matches "a soprano with a spinto voice"?
- A.
Countertenor
- B.
Spinto Soprano
- C.
Sprechstimme
- D.
Apron
Correct Answer
B. Spinto Soprano -
- 10.
Which music term matches "a category of soprano voice or type of soprano role"?
- A.
Duet Catalogue
- B.
Soubrette
- C.
Trouser Or Pants Role
- D.
Continuo
Correct Answer
B. Soubrette -
- 11.
Which music term matches "the highest female voice"?
- A.
Prelude
- B.
Prima Donna
- C.
Soprano
- D.
Falsetto
Correct Answer
C. Soprano -
- 12.
Which term matches "singing speech, in which the singer chants the words"?
- A.
Marcato
- B.
Recitative
- C.
Opera Seria
- D.
Duet
Correct Answer
B. Recitative -
- 13.
Which music term matches "instrumental prelude to a song within a cantata, concerto or aria"?
- A.
Optra Comique
- B.
Continuo
- C.
Bass-Baritone
- D.
Ritornello
Correct Answer
D. Ritornello -
- 14.
Which term matches "the smooth movement from one note to the next"?
- A.
Grand Opera
- B.
Opus
- C.
Portamento
- D.
Heldentenor
Correct Answer
C. Portamento -
- 15.
Which music term matches "the location of a sound on a scale ranging from high to low"?
- A.
KoeChel Catalogue
- B.
Intermezzo
- C.
Pitch
- D.
Cavatina
Correct Answer
C. Pitch -
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