Madame Butterfly Quizzes

Madame Butterfly Quiz 1

1 Who wrote the music?

Verdi

Puccini

Bellini

Rossini
2 In what language is the opera sung?

Italian

Japanese

French

German
3 Where does the opera take place?

Thailand

Japan

China

America
4 Who wrote the libretto?

Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa

Pietro Metastasio

Lorenza Da Ponte

Giacomo Puccini
5 Which of the following is NOT a Puccini opera?

Tosca

La Boheme

The Barber of Seville

Manon Lescaut
6 What is the opera based on?

A novel

A short story

A poem

An article
7 Who wrote the source material?

T.S. Eliot

Unknown

George Bernard Shaw

John Luther Long
8 When did the opera premiere?

1912

1906

1905

1904
9 Where did it premiere?

Palais Garnier

Vienna State Opera

La Scala

The Metropolitan Opera
10 How many versions of the opera did Puccini write?

6

4

5

3
11 How many acts are there?

5

3

1

2
12 Which Italian composer is Puccini often paired with?

Verdi

Donizetti

Bellini

Vivaldi
13 Where was Puccini born?

Genoa

Rome

Lucca

Milan
14 What was Puccini's first opera?

Manon Lescaut

La Boheme

Le Villi

Madame Butterfly
15 In what year was Puccini born?

1858

1843

1890

1860
16 Who is the first person to sing in the opera?

Pinkerton

Goro

Butterfly

Sharpless
17 Where is Pinkerton from?

Poland

Italy

The United States

England
18 What voice part is Pinkerton?

Baritone

Countertenor

Bass

Tenor
19 Why is Pinkerton in Japan?

He is on his honeymoon

He is a lieutenant in the Navy

He is a tourist

He is performing in a play
20 Where in Japan are they?

Kyoto

Tokyo

Nara

Nagasaki
21 What is Goro's job?

He is a matchmaker

He is a real estate agent

He is a lawyer

He is a priest
22 Who is Pinkerton marrying?

Suzuki

Butterfly

Joy

Kate
23 Who is Butterfly's maid?

Akari

Suzuki

Hina

Yui
24 What voice part is Suzuki?

Soprano

Coloratura soprano

Mezzo soprano

Dramatic soprano
25 Who is the American consul?

Pinkerton

Sharpless

Adley

Farnsworth

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