Ultimate Opera Music Trivia
Test your general knowledge with this trivia on opera music.
- 1.
Which music term matches "the mixing together of several melodic lines"?
- A.
Ballad Opera
- B.
Polyphony
- C.
Entr'acte
- D.
Spinto Soprano
Correct Answer
B. PolypHony -
- 2.
Which music term matches "a single work or composition"?
- A.
Opera Seria
- B.
Cantabile
- C.
Chromatic
- D.
Opus
Correct Answer
D. Opus -
- 3.
What is a staged performance in which music, poetry, song and dance are blended?
- A.
Sotto Voce
- B.
Diva
- C.
Masque
- D.
Arioso
Correct Answer
C. Masque -
- 4.
Which music term matches "the text of an opera"?
- A.
Libretto
- B.
Maestro
- C.
Diminuendo
- D.
Portamento
Correct Answer
A. Libretto -
- 5.
Which term matches "a title given to conductors, composers and directors"?
- A.
Maestro
- B.
Embellishment
- C.
Commedia Dell'arte
- D.
Mezzo Soprano
Correct Answer
A. Maestro -
- 6.
What is an operatic scene in which diversity of rhythm and melody create chaos and confusion?
- A.
Cadenza
- B.
Appoggiatura
- C.
Imbroglio
- D.
Finale Ultimo
Correct Answer
C. Imbroglio -
- 7.
Which opera term matches "has a brilliant top register combined with a strong lower voice"?
- A.
Libretto
- B.
Orchestra Pit
- C.
Prima Donna
- D.
Heldentenor
Correct Answer
D. Heldentenor -
- 8.
Which opera term matches "opera which is sung from start to finish"?
- A.
Mezzo Soprano
- B.
Grand Opera
- C.
Arioso
- D.
Maestro
Correct Answer
B. Grand Opera -
- 9.
Which opera term matches "the final finale"?
- A.
Kachel Catalogue
- B.
Optra Comique
- C.
Finale Ultimo
- D.
Singspiel
Correct Answer
C. Finale Ultimo -
- 10.
Which opera term matches "the flowery, embellished vocal line within an aria"?
- A.
Dissonant
- B.
Countertenor
- C.
Fioratura
- D.
Cantabile
Correct Answer
C. Fioratura -
- 11.
Which term matches "more than one character singing at the same time"?
- A.
Dissonant
- B.
Ensemble
- C.
Comprimario
- D.
Spinto Soprano
Correct Answer
B. Ensemble -
- 12.
Which opera term matches "a female opera star"?
- A.
Cantata
- B.
Commedia Dell'arte
- C.
Duet
- D.
Diva
Correct Answer
D. Diva -
- 13.
Which music term means getting progressively louder?
- A.
Opus
- B.
Downstage
- C.
Crescendo
- D.
Counterpoint
Correct Answer
C. Crescendo -
- 14.
Which term matches "getting progressively softer"?
- A.
Orchestra
- B.
Libretto
- C.
Leitmotiv
- D.
Diminuendo
Correct Answer
D. Diminuendo -
- 15.
Which music term matches "the lowest, and rarest, female voice"?
- A.
Commedia Dell'arte
- B.
Contralto
- C.
Romantic
- D.
Grand Opera
Correct Answer
B. Contralto -
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