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