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