Jeopardy Opera and Classical Flashcards
OPERA–200–The title role in “Boris Godunov” is for a singer in this vocal range
bass
OPERA–400–Peter Cornelius’ opera “The Barber of Baghdad” was based on a tale in this collection
Arabian Nights
OPERA–600–In Sir Arthur Sullivan’s “Ivanhoe”, “Ho, Jolly Jenkin” is an aria for this Friar
Friar Tuck
OPERA–800–Wagner didn’t want “Parsifal” performed outside of this city that now holds Wagner festivals
Bayreuth
OPERA–1000–His “Elecktra” in 1908 may have been electric, but it was his “Salome” 3 years earlier that was scandalous
Richard Strauss
OPERA–400–This 1893 opera based on a children’s tale is set partly in the woods of Ilsenstein
Hansel and Gretel
OPERA–800–A 1913 opera about this queen of Ithaca is based on an episode from “The Odyssey”
Penelope
OPERA–400–Eva has to marry the winner of a singing contest in Nuremberg in this comic opera by Wagner
Die Meistersinger
OPERA–1600–In 2004 the Royal Opera dropped soprano Deborah Voigt from “Ariadne Auf Naxos” for this reason
she was too heavy
OPERA–2000–The name of this comic opera by Mozart is sometimes translated as “So Do They All”
Cosi Fan Tutte
CLASSICAL MUSIC–400–Kochel No. 1 is the G major minuet & trio he composed when he was about 5
Mozart
CLASSICAL MUSIC–800–The well-traveled Felix Mendelssohn wrote “Italian” & “Scottish” ones
symphonies
CLASSICAL MUSIC–1200–Born near Prague in 1841, he composed the following in 1863
Antonin Dvorák
CLASSICAL MUSIC–1600–Ironically, one of the last works Franz Schubert heard was this type of mass, by his brother Ferdinand
a requiem
CLASSICAL MUSIC–2000–This Strauss waltz heard here commemorated a meeting between Franz Joseph I & Wilhelm II
‘The Emperor Waltz’ (‘The Emperors Waltz’ accepted)
BALLET & OPERA–400–Nutty about “The Nutcracker”? You’ve probably seen it during this month (that’s the month it was first performed, too)
December
BALLET & OPERA–800–Warning: If you play the role of Jemmy in the opera “William Tell”, you’ll get one of these shot off your head
an apple
BALLET & OPERA–1200–Haydn wrote several operas for these stringed toys, but someone must be hidin’ them; most of them are lost
puppets (or marionettes)
BALLET & OPERA–1600–Odile & Prince Sigfried are the deux-o who dance the Black Swan pas de deux in this ballet
Swan Lake
BALLET & OPERA–2000–In an opera based on history, the pharaoh Akhenaten gives up polygamy for this beautiful queen
Nefertiti
CLASSICAL MUSIC–400–Due to the color of his hair, this “Four Seasons” composer was known as “Il Prete Rosso”, or “The Red Priest”
Vivaldi
CLASSICAL MUSIC–800–Robert Schumann’s 1841 “Spring” symphony dealt with this important event in his life
his wedding
CLASSICAL MUSIC–3200–From 1937 to 1954 he directed NBC’s Radio Symphony Orchestra
Toscanini
CLASSICAL MUSIC–1600–High school & college graduates should know that this march by Elgar is also known as “Land Of Hope And Glory”
‘Pomp And Circumstance’
CLASSICAL MUSIC–2000–In 1969 this French composer was selected to replace Leonard Bernstein as director of the N.Y. Philharmonic
Pierre Boulez
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–400–Around 1915 Debussy composed 12 etudes in memory of this Polish-French composer
Chopin
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–800–Beethoven’s father tried to promote him as a child prodigy, like this Salzburg-born genius
Mozart
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–1200–“The Tender Land” is a 1954 opera by this “Appalachian Spring” composer
Copland
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–1600–This Austrian composer’s Symphony No. 8 is known as the “Symphony of a Thousand”
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Gustav) Mahler
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–2000–He supervised a 1907 phonograph recording of his own “Pagliacci”
Leoncavallo
CLASSICAL MUSIC–400–After seeing Verdi’s “Aida” he decided opera was to be his forte & came up with “La boheme” & “Tosca” among others
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Giacomo) Puccini
CLASSICAL MUSIC–800–Arthur Sullivan in 1856 was the first person to receive the scholarship named for this “Bridal March” composer
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Felix) Mendelssohn
CLASSICAL MUSIC–1200–For the ballet “Coppelia” Leo Delibes used “The Sandman”, one of the “Tales of” this author
E.T.A. Hoffman
CLASSICAL MUSIC–1600–In 1874 Ibsen asked Edvard Grieg to compose incidental music for this play
Peer Gynt
CLASSICAL MUSIC–2000–Italian for “a whim”, Strauss used it as an opera title, Paganini for a violin study
a capriccio
CLASSICAL MUSICIANS–400–A famous trio was made up of Eugene Istomin on piano, Leonard Rose on cello & Isaac Stern on this
violin
CLASSICAL MUSICIANS–800–In March of 2004 this renowned tenor made his farewell Metropolitan Opera apparance, in “Tosca”
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Luciano) Pavarotti
CLASSICAL MUSICIANS–1200–In his early teens, around 1890, he studied cello in Barcelona with Jose Garcia
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Pablo) Casals
CLASSICAL MUSICIANS–1600–30 years older, this composer was a pal of Vladimir Horowitz, who could really bang out his 3rd Piano Concerto
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Sergei Vassilievich) Rachmaninoff
CLASSICAL MUSICIANS–2000–La Diva Renee is a dessert named for this popular soprano
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Renée) Fleming
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–100–This “Messiah” composer’s first job was as a church organist in Halle, Germany, at age 17
Georg Handel
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–200–“Variations on a Theme by Haydn” was this “lullaby” composer’s first major work for full orchestra
Johannes Brahms
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–300–In 1977, his “Immortal Beloved” was identified as Antonie Brentano, wife of a merchant
Beethoven
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–400–This father-in-law of Richard Wagner died July 31, 1886, during the Wagner festival at Bayreuth
Franz Liszt
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–500–He composed his “Leningrad Symphony” during the World War II siege of Leningrad
Dmitri Shostakovich
OPERA–200–Robert Guilliaume appeared in a 1965 production of this Gershwin work at the Vienna Volksoper
Porgy and Bess
OPERA–400–Title shared by the Puccini and Leoncavallo operas about Mimi, a poor seamstress
La bohème
OPERA–600–This “Lohengrin” composer’s first opera, “Die Fein”, wasn’t performed until 1888, five years after his death
Richard Wagner
OPERA–200–In Wagner’s “Gotterdammerung”, she dies by riding her horse onto Siegfried’s funeral pyre
Brunhilde
OPERA–800–“Savitre”, by this composer of “The Planets”, is based on an episode in “The Mahabarata”
Holst
OPERA–400–Naval rank of Pinkerton in “Madame Butterfly”
lieutenant
OPERA–1000–Hedwig Lachmann translated an Oscar Wilde play into German for this Richard Strauss opera
Salome
OPERA–600–Of “Benvenuto Cellini”, “Boris Godunov”, and “Eugene Onegin”, the two who were historic figures
Cellini and Godunov
OPERA–800–In Germany, this opera is sometimes called “Margarethe” to separate it from the Goethe drama
Faust
OPERA–1000–In this operetta, Prince Orlovsky calls champagne “the king of all wines”
Die Fleidermaus
YOU HAD TO EXPECT OPERA–400–We’re not stringing you along: “El Retablo de Maese Pedro” is meant to be peformed by these toys
puppets
YOU HAD TO EXPECT OPERA–800–At the beginning of an 1893 opera, these little tykes are sent into the woods to pick strawberries
Hansel
YOU HAD TO EXPECT OPERA–1200–King Solomon is a character in “La Reine de Saba”, an opera about the queen of this place
Sheba
YOU HAD TO EXPECT OPERA–1600–Flosshilde is a Rhinemaiden in this composer’s “Das Rheingold”
Richard Wagner
YOU HAD TO EXPECT OPERA–800–INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Jimmy of the Clue Crew blows an alphorn in front of a Tyrolean chalet.) Appropriately, an alphorn call is imitated in the overture to this 1829 Rossini opera
William Tell
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–200–On the eve of the premiere of “Carmen”, he was named a chevalier of the legion of honor
Georges Bizet
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–400–It was musicographer Ludwing Von Kochel who assigned the “K” numbers to this man’s musical works
W.A. Mozart
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–1000–In April, 1759, this German-born composer was buried in Westminster Abbey
Handel
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–800–Upon his death, this Hungarian pianist’s manuscripts passed to the Princess Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein
Franz Liszt
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–1000–In 1933 this “Sabre Dance” composer married fellow Russian composer Nina Makarova
Aram Khatchatourian
HISTORICAL OPERAS–100–In an 1846 opera, this Hun gets stabbed to death by his honey, Odabella
Attila
HISTORICAL OPERAS–200–You need a mezzo to play this beautiful queen in Phillip Glass’s opera “Akhenaton”
Nefertiti
HISTORICAL OPERAS–300–This Aztec is the title character in operas by Karl Heinrich Braun & Roger Sessions
Montezuma
HISTORICAL OPERAS–2000–At the end of Donizetti’s opera “Anna Bolena”, this woman is Henry VIII’s new queen
Jane Seymour
HISTORICAL OPERAS–500–This Portuguese explorer falls in love with an African captive in Meyerbeer’s opera, “L’Africaine”
Vasco da Gama
COMPOSERS–200–Written in 1966, “Requiem Canticles” was the last major work by this composer of “The Firebird”
Igor Stravinsky
COMPOSERS–400–Court composer Michel-Richard De Lalande gave harpsichord lessons to this “Sun King”’s daughters
Louis XIV
COMPOSERS–1000–In 1969 he was named Conductor Laureate for life of the New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein
COMPOSERS–800–This Viennese composer called one of his many waltzes “Wiener Blut”, which means “Vienna Blood”
Johann Strauss
COMPOSERS–1000–This Austrian composer wasn’t Mozart’s father, but Mozart did call him “Papa”
Franz Josef Haydn
OPERA–400–Cleopatra (soprano) & Curio (bass) appear in Handel’s opera about this man (contralto) in Egypt
Julius Caesar
OPERA–800–He wrote the ragtime opera “A Guest of Honor”
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Scott) Joplin
OPERA–1200–This Verdi opera was first performed on Dec. 24, 1871, in Cairo
Aida
OPERA–1600–In a Puccini opera, he marries then abandons Cio-Cio-San
Pinkerton
OPERA–2000–In a Wagner opera, this title knight tells Elsa he’ll marry her so long as she never asks his identity
Lohengrin
OPERAS BY CHARACTER–400–Dick Deadeye, a sailor;Admiral Sir Joseph Porter;Captain Corcoran
H.M.S. Pinafore
OPERAS BY CHARACTER–800–Narraboth,Herodias,John the Baptist
Salome
OPERAS BY CHARACTER–1200–Klingsor, a sorcerer;Amfortas, keeper of the grail;Gurnemanz, a knight
Parsifal
OPERAS BY CHARACTER–1600–Beppe,Silvio,Canio the head clown
I Pagliacci
OPERAS BY CHARACTER–2000–The Duke of Mantua,Gilda,Count Monterone
Rigoletto
OPERA–200–The Lone Ranger’s theme is the opera’s overture
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (The)
OPERA–400–Profession of Rossini’s Figaro
a barber
OPERA–1000–This aria from “Pagliacci” gave him the first million-selling record ever
Enrico Caruso
OPERA–800–Lt. Pinkerton’s girlfriend Cio-Cio-San
Madame Butterfly
OPERA–1000–1976 was also the bicentennial of this famed Milan opera house
Teatro alla Scala
CLASSICAL MUSIC–200–Mendelssohn was one of the first to use this to conduct
Baton
CLASSICAL MUSIC–400–In a pipe organ, a pipe’s shape affects its tone quality, and its length determines this
Pitch
CLASSICAL MUSIC–1500–Of the three “B”’s, the one who left town when rejected as Philharmonic conductor in his native Hamburg
Johannes Brahms
CLASSICAL MUSIC–800–Pehaps the greatest violinist ever, this Italian could play a whole piece on just one string
Niccolo Paganini
CLASSICAL MUSIC–1000–This great concert pianist and Polish premier was a friend of Liberace’s family
Ignace Jan Paderewski
OPERA–200–The “marriage” of this character to Susanna takes place in Count Almaviva’s chateau
Figaro
OPERA–400–This opera’s best-known aria is Cio-Cio-San’s “Un Bel Di Vedremo”
Madame Butterfly
OPERA–600–Act I of this 1875 opera takes place in a Seville square near a cigarette factory
‘Carmen’
OPERA–800–The title character in this Verdi opera is a hunchbacked jester
‘Rigoletto’
OPERA–1000–Beethoven wrote 4 overtures for this opera
‘Fidelio’
SHAKESPEAREAN OPERAS & BALLETS–200–It’s the play that inspired Reynaldo Hahn’s opera “Le Marchand de Venise”
The Merchant of Venice
SHAKESPEAREAN OPERAS & BALLETS–400–The Bolshoi presented this ballet at the Met in 1959, with Yuri Zhdanov & Galina Ulanova as the title lovers
Romeo
SHAKESPEAREAN OPERAS & BALLETS–600–You’ll need some long-winded singers to star in “Stormen”, a Swedish opera based on this play
The Tempest
SHAKESPEAREAN OPERAS & BALLETS–800–Verdi wrote an aria called “La Luce Langue”–The Light Fails–for this bloothirsty villainess
Lady Macbeth
SHAKESPEAREAN OPERAS & BALLETS–500–Title character played by former Alvin Ailey dancer Desmond Richardson in a 1997 ballet
Othello
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–100–Baptized Joannes Chrystostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus, he commonly called himself Wolfgang Amade
Mozart
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–200–He dedicated his “Moonlight Sonata” to the countess Giulietta Guicciardi
Beethoven
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–300–His “1812 Overture” premiered in Moscow in 1882–not 1812
Tchaikovsky
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–400–This “Aida” composer was a deputy in the first Italian parliament in Turin in 1860
Giuseppe Verdi
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–500–He composed several works based on poems by Paul Verlaine, including “Ariettes Oubliees” & “Clair De Lune”
Claude Debussy
COMPOSERS–400–Each of his “Four Seasons” is accompanied by a poem that he wrote
Vivaldi
COMPOSERS–800–At 25 he wrote his symphony in B minor consisting of 2 completed movements, an unfinished third & no fourth
Schubert
COMPOSERS–1200–His most famous work, “Finlandia”, was first performed in 1899
Sibelius
COMPOSERS–2000–In 1988, more than 40 years after his death, his remains were moved from New York to Budapest for a state funeral
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Béla) Bartók
COMPOSERS–2000–Featured in “Somewhere in Time”, his beautiful “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” is heard here
Rachmaninoff
COMPOSERS–200–This American wrote “Rhapsody in Blue” in 1924 & “Second Rhapsody” in 1931
George Gershwin
COMPOSERS–400–His father Leopold called him “The miracle which God let be born in Salzburg”
W.A. Mozart
COMPOSERS–600–This Norwegian “Peer Gynt Suite” composer married his first cousin, singer Nina Hagerup, in 1867
Edward Grieg
COMPOSERS–800–This German Baroque composer wrote his “Hunt Cantata” for the birthday of the Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
J.S. Bach
COMPOSERS–1000–He composed his “Moravian Duets” before he moved to the U.S. & wrote his “New World Symphony”
Antonin Dvorak
GERMAN COMPOSERS–400–In 1874, after more than 20 years, he finally completed his entire “Ring” cycle with “The Twilight of the Gods”
Wagner
GERMAN COMPOSERS–800–Robert Schumann’s high hopes for “Genoveva”, his only one of these works, were dashed by a Leipzig audience
an opera
GERMAN COMPOSERS–1200–When his brother Kaspar died in 1815, he became co-guardian of Kaspar’s 9-year-old son Karl
Beethoven
GERMAN COMPOSERS–1600–We’re fortunate to have the “Fingal’s Cave” overture by this composer whose first name means “fortunate”
Felix Mendelssohn
GERMAN COMPOSERS–2200–In 1940 he wrote “Japanische Festmusik” as a gesture of friendship between Germany & Japan
Richard Strauss
MORE OPERATIC DEMISES–200–In a biblical opera, this shorn strongman really brings down the house; his audience was just crushed
Samson
MORE OPERATIC DEMISES–400–A crap game on Catfish Row turns deadly when Crown kills Robbins with a cotton-hook in this opera
Porgy
MORE OPERATIC DEMISES–1300–In a Melville-inspired opera, this young sailor is hanged from the yardarm of the H.M.S. Indomitable
Billy Budd
MORE OPERATIC DEMISES–800–In “Elegy for Young Lovers”, 2 lovers expire while searching for edelweiss in this country’s Eastern Alps
Austria
MORE OPERATIC DEMISES–1000–In a Richard Strauss opera, this daughter of Agamemnon is so “complex” that she dances herself to death
Elektra
COMPOSERS–200–His younger brother Josef composed waltzes too
Johann Strauss
COMPOSERS–100–INSERT INTO clue VALUES (AUDIO Daily Double):Composer of the opera that included the following; it premiered in Vienna, May 1, 1786:
W.A. Mozart
COMPOSERS–600–Born in Bergen in 1843, he’s been called “The most distinguished Norwegian composer of the 19th century”
Edward Grieg
COMPOSERS–800–This “Babes in Toyland” composer helped found the organization known as ASCAP
Victor Herbert
COMPOSERS–1000–His “Pomp And Circumstance” is actually a set of 5 marches
Edward Elgar
ITALIAN COMPOSERS–400–Venetian concerto master Antonio
Vivaldi
ITALIAN COMPOSERS–800–Giacomo, who found Giuseppe Verdi influential
Puccini
ITALIAN COMPOSERS–1200–Gioacchino, of “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” fame
Rossini
ITALIAN COMPOSERS–2000–Ottorino; he pined for Rome
Respighi
ITALIAN COMPOSERS–2000–Vincenzo, who made a “Norma” conquest
Bellini
CLASSICAL MUSICIANS–400–The first name of this cellist born in 1955 means “friendship”
Yo-Yo Ma
CLASSICAL MUSICIANS–800–At age 13 this violinist from Israel was presented to the U.S. by Ed Sullivan
Itzhak Perlman
CLASSICAL MUSICIANS–1200–When this classical guitarist made his formal Paris debut in 1924, the program included a work named for him
Segovia
CLASSICAL MUSICIANS–1600–He married Mia Farrow in 1970
André Previn
CLASSICAL MUSICIANS–2000–This violinist, seenhere, was born in Osaka in 1971
Midori
OPERA–0–One-word title of the Verdi opera set in Windsor, England in the 15th century
“Falstaff”
OPERA–100–Giulio Rospigliosi, who held this office as Clement IX, wrote the libretto for the first comic opera
The Pope/Papacy
OPERA–200–Both Stravinsky’s “The Nightingale” & Puccini’s “Turandot” are set in this country
China
OPERA–300–This nation opened its first opera house on the banks of the Amstel River in 1986
The Netherlands/Holland
OPERA–400–This Verdi jester is considered one of the most challenging baritone roles ever written
Rigoletto
OPERA–500–“Boris Godunov” is the only opera completed by this composer
Modest Mussorgsky
ROSSINI OPERAS–400–Rudolph is the commander of Gessler’s archers in this opera
William Tell
ROSSINI OPERAS–800–He’s the local barber & general busybody in an 1816 Rossini opera
Figaro
ROSSINI OPERAS–1200–The prince sings, “Si, ritrovarla, io guiro” (“Yes, I will find her, I swear it”) in this fairy tale opera
La Cenerentola
ROSSINI OPERAS–1600–This 1819 Rossini opera is based on a poem by Sir Walter Scott
The Lady of the Lake
ROSSINI OPERAS–2000–The title character of this 1816 opera is in service with the Venetian army
Otello
CLASSICAL MUSIC–200–While living in Paris in 1829, he wrote his last opera, “William Tell”
Gioachino Rossini
CLASSICAL MUSIC–400–Beethoven originally dedicated his 1804 “Eroica” symphony to this world leader
Napoleon
CLASSICAL MUSIC–600–He was born in 1756; the son of the assistant concertmaster to the Prince of Salzburg
W.A. Mozart
CLASSICAL MUSIC–800–This French composer’s 1894 work, “Prelude to the Afternoon of a Fawn”, illustrated a Mallarme poem
Claude Debussy
CLASSICAL MUSIC–1000–This Russian’s popular Polovitzian dances are from his 1890 opera “Prince Igor”
Alexander Borodin
OH, NO! IT’S OPERA!–400–George Gershwin personally asked Howard University voice professor Todd Duncan to originate this title role
Porgy
OPERA–0–This 20th century opera was inspired by Hieronymus Bosch’s painting “The Adoration of the Magi”
Amahl and the Night Visitors
OH, NO! IT’S OPERA!–800–The works of this novelist & poet inspired “Lucia di Lammermoor”, “La Donna del Lago” & “La Jolie Fille de Perth”
Sir Walter Scott
OH, NO! IT’S OPERA!–1200–This composer of “Cavalleria Rusticana” wrote “Il Piccolo Marat”, a sadly neglected opera about the Reign of Terror
Mascagni
OH, NO! IT’S OPERA!–1600–If you dread operas about druids, this 1831 Bellini opus is sure to “Gaul” you
Norma
OH, NO! IT’S OPERA!–2000–This Greek tragic heroine is the subject of 2 Gluck operas, one set in Aulis & one in Tauris
Iphigénie
OPERA CHARACTERS–200–When this Gypsy girl spurns Don Jose’s affection, he kills her with a dagger
Carmen
OPERA CHARACTERS–400–He was “The Barber of Seville” prior to becoming Count Almaviva’s valet
Figaro
OPERA CHARACTERS–3000–Cio-Cio-San, the geisha in love with Navy Lieutenant B.F. Pinkerton, is better known by this nickname
‘Madame Butterfly’
OPERA CHARACTERS–800–He’s the hunchback jester to the Duke of Mantua in a Verdi opera
Rigoletto
OPERA CHARACTERS–1000–Satan, using this name, appears to Faust & agrees to give him youth in return for his soul
Mephistopheles
OPERA–100–This queen is a leading character in the epic 20th century opera “Christophe Colomb”
Queen Isabella
OPERA–200–“The Shepherds of the Delectable Mountain” is an opera based on this John Bunyan work
The Pilgrim’s Progress
OPERA–300–Both of these opera companies are based at Lincoln Center
Metropolitan
OPERA–400–In English, the name of this Verdi opera means “The Troubadour”
Il trovatore
OPERA–500–Birgit Nilsson is best known for her heroic roles in this composer’s operas
Richard Wagner
OPERA–200–Verdi fans always want “moor” of this Shakespearean hero
Othello
OPERA–400–He wrote Brunhilde’s immolation, opera’s longest aria of nearly 15 minutes
Wagner
CLASSICAL MUSIC–200–Richard Horowitz, a timpanist with the Met, makes these sticks that a conductor uses
Batons
CLASSICAL MUSIC–400–Indian-born music director of the Israel Philharmonic, he also conducts the New York Philharmonic
Zubin Mehta
CLASSICAL MUSIC–600–A Ft. Worth piano contest is named for this winner of the 1958 Int’l Tchaikovsky Competition
Van Cliburn
CLASSICAL MUSIC–800–For the 1991-2 bicentennial of this composer’s death, 800 of his works will be performed at Lincoln Center
W.A. Mozart
CLASSICAL MUSIC–1000–If Beethoven rolled over in his grave, he’d find this composer of the Incidental Music to Rosamunde
Franz Schubert
OPERA LIBRETTISTS–200–This “Ragtime” composer wrote the libretto for his own opera, “Trimonisha”, and choreographed it too
Scott Joplin
OPERA LIBRETTISTS–400–This French novelist, a pere without peer, penned the libretto for Monpou’s “Le Piquillo”
Alexandre Dumas
OPERA LIBRETTISTS–600–The childrens’ opera “The Fisherman and His Wife” has a libretto by this author: “Rabbit, Run” to see it
John Updike
OPERA LIBRETTISTS–800–“J’Accuse” this “Nana” novelist of writing the libretto for Bruneau’s opera “Messidor”
Emile Zola
OPERA LIBRETTISTS–1000–“Ariane & Bluebeard” features a libretto by this Belgian who gave us “The Blue Bird”
Maurice Maeterlinck
CLASSICAL MUSIC–400–Schubert wrote one of these in C for the unusual grouping of 2 violins, 1 viola & 2 cellos
a quintet
CLASSICAL MUSIC–800–Piano sonatas were a specialty of Johann Christian, youngest surviving son of this man
Johann Sebastian Bach
CLASSICAL MUSIC–1200–He was working on his 3rd symphony when he died in England in 1934; it premiered in 1998 amid much “pomp”
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Sir Edward) Elgar
CLASSICAL MUSIC–1600–The composition Carl Orff titled this has been heard on many movie soundtracks
‘Carmina Burana’
CLASSICAL MUSIC–600–A swan and tortoises are among the creatures depicted in this Saint-Saens suite
Carnival of the Animals
THE DREADED OPERA CATEGORY–200–Of a village, a convent or a factory, it’s where “Cavalleria Rusticana” is set
a village
THE DREADED OPERA CATEGORY–400–Virgil Thomson’s 1933 opera “Four Saints In Three” of these actually has 4 of them
Acts
THE DREADED OPERA CATEGORY–600–Sung by Rodolfo to Mimi, “Che Gelida Manina”, “Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen”, is a beloved aria in this opera
La bohème
THE DREADED OPERA CATEGORY–200–In 1935 black soprano Anne Brown originated this Gershwin role
Bess
THE DREADED OPERA CATEGORY–1000–Debussy wrote an opera about Pelleas & this woman, his brother’s wife
Mélisande
OPERA–200–This Austrian composer’s 1790 opera “Cosi Fan Tutte” is set in 18th c. Naples
W.A. Mozart
OPERA–400–Donizetti’s opera about this female Borgia is based on a play by Victor Hugo
Lucrezia Borgia
OPERA–600–The first scene of this composer’s “Das Rheingold” takes place at the bottom of the Rhine
Richard Wagner
OPERA–800–Bellini’s 1831 opera “Norma” had its world premiere at this Milan opera house
La Scala
OPERA–1000–Maria Callas was noted for her passionate performance in this composer’s “Tosca”
Giacomo Puccini
COMPOSERS–200–Of J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, or Irving Goldberg, the composer of “The Goldberg Variations”
J.S. Bach
COMPOSERS–400–His biblical oratorios include “Saul”, “Jephtha”, “Esther” & “Belshazzar”
G.F. Handel
COMPOSERS–600–In 1840 this German romantic married Clara Wieck, an outstanding pianist & a composer, too
Robert Schumann
COMPOSERS–800–Cesar Franck said this composer of “Symphonie Fantastique” wrote nothing but masterpieces
Hector Berlioz
COMPOSERS–1000–His family added Bartholdy to its name when they inherited property from a relative
Felix Mendelssohn
COMPOSERS–200–At age 8 this Polish-French composer played a piano concerto by Ghirivetz in public
Frederic Chopin
COMPOSERS–400–About 200 church cantatas by this composer of “The Goldberg Variations” survive
J.S. Bach
COMPOSERS–1000–This composer’s father, Abraham, converted to Protestantism & appended Bartholdi to the family name
Felix Mendelssohn
COMPOSERS–800–This “Clair De Lune” composer orchestrated 2 numbers from Erik Satie’s “Gymnopedie”
Claude Debussy
COMPOSERS–1000–Rimsky-Korsakov’s reorchestration of his “A Night on Bald Mountain” debuted after his death
Modest Moussorgsky
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–400–As published, his “Eroica” symphony was dedicated to his patron Prince Lobkowitz
Beethoven
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–800–He wrote “William Tell” at age 37, but no other operas during the remaining 39 years of his life
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Gioacchino) Rossini
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–1200–In his 20s this “New World” symphony composer played viola in the Czech nat’l theater under Smetana
Dvorak
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–2800–His family was Jewish but his father became a protestant & added Bartholdy to the last name
Felix Mendelssohn
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–2000–Around 1813 he set Goethe’s “Gretchen am Spinnrade” to music
Franz Schubert
20th CENTURY OPERAS–200–Concepcion’s lovers hid inside clocks in this “Bolero” composer’s opera “L’heure espangnole”
Ravel
20th CENTURY OPERAS–400–“The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore” is a satirical opera by this man who created Amahl
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Gian Carlo) Menotti
20th CENTURY OPERAS–600–He wrote the music for “Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny”; Brecht wrote the libretto
Kurt Weill
20th CENTURY OPERAS–800–This Swede’s 1907 play “The Ghost Sonata” inspired a 1984 chamber opera by Aribert Reimann
Strindberg
20th CENTURY OPERAS–1000–“The Burning Fiery Furnace” is a Biblical opera by this composer of “Billy Budd”
Benjamin Britten
OPERA CROSSWORD CLUES “C”–200–“The Great” EnricoINSERT INTO clue VALUES (6)
Caruso
OPERA CROSSWORD CLUES “C”–400–The Royal Danish Opera’s home cityINSERT INTO clue VALUES (10)
Copenhagen
OPERA CROSSWORD CLUES “C”–600–Sultry Sevillian cigarette-makerINSERT INTO clue VALUES (6)
Carmen
OPERA CROSSWORD CLUES “C”–800–The Maria who played Medea in 1953INSERT INTO clue VALUES (6)
Callas
OPERA CROSSWORD CLUES “C”–1000–Vocal range of Dame Clara ButtINSERT INTO clue VALUES (9)
contralto
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–200–After hearing the variations on “Don Giovanni”, Robert Schumann called this Polish composer “a genius”
Chopin
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–400–In 1874 he moved into his Bayreuth home, Wahnfried, which means “peace from illusion”
Wagner
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–600–He wrote his Wedding March, from music to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, 5 years after his own wedding
Mendelssohn
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–2000–This Frenchman dedicated his 1908 “Children’s Corner” suite to his daughter Claude-Emma
Debussy
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–1000–The Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, inspired many of his works, including “The Swan of Tuonela”
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OPERA–100–He composed a 1-act jazz opera called “Blue Monday” 13 years before “Porgy & Bess”
George Gershwin
OPERA–400–Rimsky-Korsakov wrote an opera about Mozart’s rivalry with this man, who allegedly poisoned him
Antonio Salieri
OPERA–500–He wrote his 1st opera, “The Death of Pierrot”, at age 11; the one about Amahl came much later
Gian Carlo Menotti
FUN WITH OPERA–100–In “Johnny Strikes Up”, a violin performance at the North Pole inspires the whole world to do this 1920s dance
the Charleston
FUN WITH OPERA–200–It was truly a red-letter day when an opera based on this Hawthorne novel premiered in Boston in 1896
The Scarlet Letter
FUN WITH OPERA–300–“The Jesters’ Supper” was first performed in this city where you’ll find Da Vinci’s “Last Supper”
Milan
FUN WITH OPERA–400–In an 1893 opera, the Sandman puts this young title duo to sleep & the Dew Fairy wakes them up
Hansel
FUN WITH OPERA–500–In Nicolai’s opera “The Merry Wives of Windsor”, this fat, funny rogue gets dumped into the river in a laundry basket
Falstaff
CLASSICAL MUSIC–0–It’s the roughly 70-minute work that includes the sung words “Alle menschen werden bruder”
Beethoven’s 9th Symphony
NOVEL OPERAS–200–It inspired 2 operas named “Esmeralda” & one called “Quasimodo”
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
NOVEL OPERAS–400–Prokofiev spent over 10 years turning this Tolstoy epic into an opera
‘War And Peace’
NOVEL OPERAS–600–Scotsman whose novel, “The Bride of Lammermoor” inspired “Lucia di Lammermoor”
Sir Walter Scott
NOVEL OPERAS–800–He died before “The Trial” was published, so he never got to see the opera version either
Franz Kafka
NOVEL OPERAS–1000–The Benjamin Britten opera based on this Herman Melville work climaxes with a hanging
Billy Budd
CLASSICAL MUSIC–100–A traditional string quartet is made up of 2 violins, 1 viola & 1 of these instruments
a cello
CLASSICAL MUSIC–500–Composer of the 18th c. work that includes the following:
George Frideric Handel (‘Hallelujah Chorus’ from
CLASSICAL MUSIC–300–Sullivan, of Gilbert & Sullivan, wrote an opera based on this Walter Scott character
Ivanhoe
CLASSICAL MUSIC–400–This Sibelius work was banned by Russia because it inspired patriotism among Finns
‘Finlandia’ (The National Anthem)
CLASSICAL MUSIC–500–The English translation of this Debussy work’s title is “Moonlight”
‘Clair de Lune’
COMPOSERS–200–Shortly before his death, this “Nutcracker” composer received an hon. doctorate from Cambridge Univ.
Tchaikovsky
COMPOSERS–400–In addition to marches, he composed an orchestral piece inspired by the novel “Ben-Hur”
Sousa
COMPOSERS–600–His “Bolero” had its American debut at a 1929 concert of the N.Y. Philharmonic-Symphony
Ravel
COMPOSERS–800–A 1791 Handel music festival inspired him to compose the oratorio “The Creation”
Haydn
COMPOSERS–1000–Early in his career, Igor Stravinsky was tutored by this “Flight of the Bumblebee” composer
Rimsky-Korsakov
OPERA–200–Spontini’s opera about this adventurer’s conquest of Mexico premiered in 1809
Hernando Cortez
OPERA–400–Operas based on this Norwegian’s plays include “The Feast at Solhaug” & “Peer Gynt”
Henrik Ibsen
OPERA–600–This composer of “The Mikado” wrote only 1 grand opera, “Ivanhoe”
Sir Arthur Sullivan
COMPOSERS–200–His sister Fanny Mendelssohn wrote some of the songs attributed to him
Felix Mendelssohn
COMPOSERS–400–Of the 3 Bs, the 2 who died in Vienna
Beethoven
COMPOSERS–1200–It was rumored that he committed suicide over the failure of his last symphony, the “Pathetique”
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (‘6th Symphony’)
COMPOSERS–800–G. Strepponi sang in “Nabucco”, the opera that made this composer famous, & later married him
Giuseppe Verdi
COMPOSERS–1000–Mussorgsky once lived with this “Scheherazade” composer who re-edited “Boris Godunov” after his death
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
CLASSICAL MUSIC–200–Noted with a dot on the score, it’s the opposite of legato
Staccato
CLASSICAL MUSIC–400–English title of Paul Dukas’ symphonic piece “L’ Apprenti Sorcier”
‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’
CLASSICAL MUSIC–600–INSERT INTO clue VALUES (AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE):Most people know its first 4 notes; these are its last notes:
Beethoven’s ‘Fifth Symphony’
CLASSICAL MUSIC–800–Stalin’s death the next day pushed this “Peter & The Wolf” composer’s obit off the front page
Sergei Prokofiev
CLASSICAL MUSIC–1000–Friml gave us the “Donkey Serenade”, but he gave us the whole “Carnival Of Animals”
Camille Saint-Saens
COMPOSERS–200–Berlioz neglected his medical studies in this capital, preferring to spend his nights at the opera
Paris
COMPOSERS–400–A master composer of ballets, he was the leading Russian composer of the late 19th century
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
COMPOSERS–600–Friedrich Nietzsche was a close friend of this “Lohengrin” composer but later turned against him
Richard Wagner
COMPOSERS–800–First name shared by Vivaldi & Salieri
Antonio
COMPOSERS–3400–Despite his protests, Claude Debussy’s distinctive style was labeled this
Impressionistic
OPERA–200–The title of Donizetti’s opera “La Fille Du Regiment” translates to this
‘The Daughter of the Regiment’
OPERA–400–“Lakme” is set in this country, where Lakme is the daughter of a Brahman priest
India
OPERA–600–Of a baritone, a bass or a tenor, what Caruso was
Tenor
OPERA–800–Pietro Mascagni said, “It is a pity I wrote” this opera “first. I was crowned before I became king.”
‘Cavaliera Rusticana’
OPERA–1000–In Verdi’s opera “Don Carlos”, Don Carlos is the son of this 16th century Spanish king
King Philip II
CLASSICAL MUSIC–200–His Symphony in B Minor wasn’t his only unfinished composition – just the most famous
Franz Schubert
CLASSICAL MUSIC–400–In 1928 Ida Rubinstein commissioned him to write a ballet, so he created “Bolero”
Maurice Ravel
CLASSICAL MUSIC–600–Early in his career he was the musical director of La Scala; he later led the NBC Symphony
Arturo Toscanini
CLASSICAL MUSIC–4600–Modern composer who was called the world’s outstanding specialist on Hungarian folk music
Bela Bartok
CLASSICAL MUSIC–1000–The Vale Giulia, The Tritone, The Trevi & one at the Villa Medici were his “Fountains of Rome”
Otto Resphighi
OPERA CHARACTERS–200–His son, Nanki-Poo, poses as a minstrel & later weds Yum-Yum
The Mikado
OPERA CHARACTERS–400–In “The Ring of the Nibelung”, Siegfried braved a ring of fire to save this goddess
Brunhilde
OPERA CHARACTERS–600–He was the crippled 12-year-old title character in the first opera written for television
Amahl
OPERA CHARACTERS–800–They were the son & daughter of Peter, a poor broom maker & his wife, Gertrude
Hansel
OPERA CHARACTERS–1000–At the end of “I Pagliacci”, this clown stabs his wife, Nedda, & her lover, Silvio
Canio
COMPOSERS–200–In 1863 he became music director of the court balls in Vienna
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COMPOSERS–400–By his death at age 31 in 1828, he’d composed more than 600 lieder including “Ave Maria”
Schubert
COMPOSERS–600–This composer of the ballet “Rodeo” scored an Oscar for his score from “The Heiress”
Copland
COMPOSERS–800–In 1927 the Baldwin Piano Co. sponsored this Hungarian composer’s first visit to the U.S.
Béla Bartók
COMPOSERS–1000–He’s the French composer of the following
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Erik) Satie
OPERA–200–After his death in 1958, Finnish composer Aarre Merikanto’s opera “Juha” premiered on radio in this capital
Helsinki
OPERA–400–This 1791 Mozart opera is the greatest example of Zauberoper, or “Magic Opera”
‘The Magic Flute’
OPERA–600–Darius Milhaud wrote a 1932 opera about this Hapsburg emperor of Mexico
Maximilian
OPERA CHARACTERS–200–In this Verdi opera, the king of Ethiopia is a baritone role while the king of Egypt is a bass
‘Aida’
OPERA CHARACTERS–400–Her uncle The Bonze curses her for renouncing her religion to marry Lt. B.F. Pinkerton
Madame Butterfly
OPERA CHARACTERS–1800–Angels guard this duo while they sleep in the forest in an 1893 opera
Hansel
OPERA CHARACTERS–800–In a Borodin opera, this title prince has a wife named Yaroslavna
Prince Igor
OPERA CHARACTERS–1000–In Flotow’s opera “Martha”, Lady Harriet is a lady-in-waiting to this last Stuart queen of England
Queen Anne
COMPOSERS–400–“La Clemenza di Tito”, this Austrian’s last opera, premiered just 3 months before his untimely death
Mozart
COMPOSERS–800–INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Jimmy of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from the Majestic Theatre in New York: “I’m on the Broadway set of The Phantom of the Opera.”) This man, who wanted to make “The Phantom of the Opera” his great romantic musical, also cowrote
Andrew Lloyd Webber
COMPOSERS–3000–Rikard Nordraak, who composed this country’s national anthem, was a friend of Edvard Grieg
Norway
COMPOSERS–1600–His “Goldberg Variations” were named in honor of harpsichordist Johann Goldberg
J.S. Bach
COMPOSERS–2000–He was born in the Old World but found fame with his 1893 symphony “From the New World”
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Antonin) Dvorak
OPERA–400–Act I of this “airborne” Wagner work includes a tenor aria about a sailor returning to his sweetheart
The Flying Dutchman
OPERA–800–In 1782 Mozart married Constanze & made Constanze the harem-bound heroine of “The Abduction from” here
the Seraglio
OPERA–2000–In a Richard Strauss opera, the princess sends one of these to her cavalier–hence the title
a rose
20TH CENTURY OPERA–200–As a student, film composer Nino Rota based an opera on this Dane’s fairy tale “The Prince And The Swineherd”
Hans Christian Andersen
20TH CENTURY OPERA–400–American composer Robert Ward based a 1961 opera on this author’s famous play “The Crucible”
Arthur Miller
20TH CENTURY OPERA–600–When Torroba’s opera “El Poeta” premiered in 1980, this Spanish tenor played the title role
Placido Domingo
COMPOSERS–200–“Lady, Be Good!” was the first show he wrote in full collaboration with his brother Ira
George Gershwin
COMPOSERS–400–Published after his death, “The Art of the Fugue” was this Baroque composer’s last work
Johann Sebastian Bach
COMPOSERS–600–As a teen, Prokofiev studied under this composer famous for his “Flight of the Bumblebee”
Rimsky-Korsakov
OPERA–200–As a teen Gian Carlo Menotti turned this undersea H.C. Andersen fairy tale into an opera
‘The Little Mermaid’
COMPOSERS–1000–Joseph Haydn told this man’s father, “Your son is the greatest composer I know”
W.A. Mozart
OPERA–400–In this Puccini work, Sharpless, the American consul in Nagasaki, is sung by a baritone
‘Madame Butterfly’
COMPOSERS–1000–“Fireworks” was an earlier work by this “Firebird” composer
Igor Stravinsky
OPERA–600–This Richard Strauss opera is a “Wilde” tale set around 30 A.D. in Galilee
‘Salome’
OPERA–800–This “Billy The Kid” composer wrote 2 operas: “The Second Hurricane” & “The Tender Land”
Aaron Copland
OPERA–1000–“The Tales of Hoffmann” was his last & greatest work
Jacques Offenbach
OPERA–200–“Djamileh” is a comic opera by this composer of “Carmen”
Georges Bizet
OPERA–400–Douglas Moore’s 1951 opera “Giants In” this is an adaptation of the novel by Ole E. Rolvaag
The Earth
OPERA–600–This oratorio composer’s 1735 opera “Ariodante” is based on “Orlando Furioso”
George Frideric Handel
OPERA–800–“Der Rosenkavalier” takes place in Vienna during the reign of this archduchess
Maria Theresa
OPERA–1000–This “Turandot” composer’s opera “Sister Angelica” is set in a convent & has an all-female cast
Giacomo Puccini
OPERA–400–Puccini included a passage from “The Star-Spangled Banner” in one of Pinkerton’s numbers in this opera
Madame Butterfly
OPERA–3000–A highlight of this tragic opera set in Palestine is the “Dance of the Seven Veils”
Salome
OPERA–1200–He’s Verdi’s title hunchbacked court jester
Rigoletto
OPERA–1600–In Act I of “La boheme”, this poet keeps a fire burning in the chilly attic by sacrificing his manuscript
Rodolfo
OPERA–2000–In a Richard Strauss opera title, the name of this daughter of Minos precedes “auf Naxos”
Ariadne
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–400–Born in Cologne, this “Tales of Hoffman” composer became a French citizen in 1860
Offenbach
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–800–This composer’s daughter Cosima married Hans von Bulow in 1857 & Richard Wagner in 1870
Franz Liszt
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–1200–INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Jon of the Clue Crew walks up the nave of the Marienkirche in Lubeck, Germany.) In 1705 this 20-year-old composer walked 200 miles to hear Dietrich Buxtehude play organ at Lubeck’s Marienkirche
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CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–6000–In 1726 this German composer became a naturalized British subject
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (George Frideric) Handel
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–2000–In 1931 this “Pomp”ous English composer was made a baronet
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Sir Edward) Elgar
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–200–This “Messiah” composer’s “Rinaldo” was the first Italian opera written for the London stage
George Frideric Handel
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–400–After the death of his father in 1695, he went to live & study with his brother, Johann Christoph
Johann Sebastian Bach
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–600–After his breakup with novelist George Sand in 1847, he composed no more works
Frederic Chopin
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–800–“Claire de Lune”, the 3rd movement of this French composer’s’ “Suite Bergamasque”, is often played separately
Claude Debussy
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–1000–“My Musical Life” was the 1909 memoir of this “Scheherazade” composer
Rimsky-Korsakov
OPERA–200–In a Verdi opera, Odabella saves this famous Hun from being poisoned so she can kill him herself
Attila
OPERA–400–This Austrian was just 14 when he composed his 1770 opera “Mitridate, Re Di Ponto”
W.A. Mozart
OPERA–600–A buzzard flies overhead & inspires the cast of this Gershwin opera to sing “The Buzzard Song”
‘Porgy And Bess’
OPERA–800–“The Witches”, the 1st opera by this composer of “Madama Butterfly”, may be based on the ballet “Giselle”
Giacomo Puccini
OPERA–1000–This composer of the “New World Symphony” wrote the operas “The Cunning Peasant” & “The Pigheaded Peasants”
Antonin Dvorak
COMPOSERS–0–He moved to Vienna in 1766; in 1778 he presented his native Italy with the first opera staged at La Scala
Antonio Salieri
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–200–He wrote the “1812 Overture” to commemorate Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow
Peter I. Tchaikovsky
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–400–In 1713 this oratorio composer wrote a “Birthday Ode for Queen Anne”
George Frideric Handel
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–600–His symphony “From The New World” premiered at Carnegie Hall in 1893
Antonin Dvorak
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–800–This Austrian’s “Quintet In A Major” is better known as “Die Forelle” or “Trout Quintet”
Franz Schubert
CLASSICAL COMPOSERS–1000–Completed in the 1930s, this Hungarian’s work “Mikrokosmos” consists of 153 piano pieces for children
Bela Bartok
LITERARY OPERAS–200–Australian composer Arthur Benjamin’s 1953 opera “A Tale of Two Cities” is based on a novel by this author
Charles Dickens
LITERARY OPERAS–400–“The Tales Of” this German inspired many an opera, including Busoni’s “Die Brautval”
Hoffmann
LITERARY OPERAS–600–This lord never finished his poem “Don Juan”, but Zdenic Fibig based an opera on it anyway
Lord Byron
LITERARY OPERAS–800–This Sir Walter Scott poem inspired Rossini’s opera “La Dona Del Lago”
‘The Lady of the Lake’
LITERARY OPERAS–1000–Swiss composer Heinrich Sutermeister wrote a 1967 opera based on this author’s “Madame Bovary”
Gustauve Flaubert
OPERA–200–After his quarrel with W.S. Gilbert, he wrote the 1891 opera “Ivanhoe” without him
Arthur Sullivan
OPERA–400–This composer’s reputation rests on his first & last full-length operas, “The Pearl Fishers” & “Carmen”
Georges Bizet
OPERA–600–His “Il Trovatore” contains the “Anvil Chorus”, a favorite of male choirs the world over
Giuseppe Verdi
OPERA–800–In 1876 he opened an opera house in the Franconian town of Bayreuth
Richard Wagner
OPERA–1000–This New Zealand soprano appeared as Donna Elvira in Joseph Losey’s film of “Don Giovanni”
Kiri Te Kanawa
CLASSICAL MUSIC–200–He wrote “William Tell” for the Paris Opera
Gioacchino Rossini
CLASSICAL MUSIC–400–The flute plays an important role in this composer’s “Prelude A L’ Apres-Midi D’ Un Faune”
Claude Debussy
CLASSICAL MUSIC–600–The first symphonies of Prokofiev & Rachmaninoff premiered in this city 21 years apart
St. Petersburg/Leningrad
CLASSICAL MUSIC–800–This German composer of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” overture was a child prodigy
Felix Mendelssohn
CLASSICAL MUSIC–1000–Death plays a merry dance on the violin in this Frenchman’s “Danse Macabre”
Camille Saint-Saens
COMPOSERS–0– Jonathan Larson
Giacomo Puccini
OPERA–200–The role of Scrooge is sung by a baritone in this Thea Musgrave opera
‘A Christmas Carol’
OPERA–400–This Richard Strauss comic opera is named for Octavian, a young cavalier
‘Der Rosenkavalier’
OPERA–600–This Mussorgsky opera was first performed at the Met in 1913 with Adamo Didur as Boris
‘Boris Godunov’
OPERA–800–Meyerbeer’s “Les Huguenots” deals with the events around this massacre
The St. Bartholemew’s Day Massacre
OPERA–1400–He wrote both text & music for his 3-act opera “Tristan And Isolde”
Richard Wagner
COMPOSERS–200–Carl Czerny was just 15 when he began teaching in this Austrian city; Beethoven’s nephew was among his pupils
Vienna
COMPOSERS–400–Cecile Chaminade wrote more than 200 light salon pieces for this musical instrument
Piano
COMPOSERS–600–Gunther Schuller is known for mixing classical style with this American music form: way “cool”
Jazz
COMPOSERS–800–His famous overture “The Hebrides” is also known as “Fingal’s Cave”
Felix Mendelssohn
COMPOSERS–1000–As a teenager this “Grand Canyon Suite” composer played viola in the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra
Ferdi Grofe
19TH CENTURY OPERA–200–Karl Goldmark’s opera “The Queen Of Sheba” opens in the palace of this Biblical king
Solomon
19TH CENTURY OPERA–400–Bellini’s opera “La Sonnambula” is so named because Amina, its heroine, has this nocturnal habit
Sleepwalking
19TH CENTURY OPERA–600–This Finnish composer’s only opera, “The Maiden In The Tower”, is rarely performed
Jean Sibelius
19TH CENTURY OPERA–800–A mezzo-soprano plays Violetta’s friend Flora Bervoix in this Verdi opera
‘La Traviata’
19TH CENTURY OPERA–1000–“Les Troyens A Carthage” was the only part of his long opera “Les Troyens” performed during his lifetime
Hector Berlioz
CLASSICAL MUSIC–200–Johann was his actual first name; Wolfgang was 1 of his middle names
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus) Mozart
CLASSICAL MUSIC–400–As a teenager, this Israeli violinist made his American debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1958
Itzhak Perlman
CLASSICAL MUSIC–600–This Spanish cellist gave White House recitals for Teddy Roosevelt in 1904 & JFK in 1961
Casals
CLASSICAL MUSIC–800–He produced over 30 operas in London from “Rinaldo” in 1711 to “Deidamia” in 1741
Handel
CLASSICAL MUSIC–1000–After this Russian died, his “Prince Igor” opera was completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov
Aleksandr Borodin
TV COMPOSERS–200–Vic Mizzy played the harpsichord on his theme to this creepy, kooky series
The Addams Family
OPERA–200–In “Siegfried” Fafner the giant is turned into one of these mythical beasts before Siegfried slays him
a dragon
OPERA–400–1st name shared by Rigoletto’s daughter, a “Saturday Night Live” star & a R. Hayworth character
Gilda
TV COMPOSERS–1000–In one quick session Eliot Daniel wrote the theme heard here for the pilot of this show:
I Love Lucy
TV COMPOSERS–600–His first sci-fi theme was for “Lost in Space”; later he composed for sci-fi films like “Star Wars”
John Williams
OPERA–3000–Marie, the heroine of this Donizetti opera, was adopted as an infant by French soldiers
The Daughter of the Regiment
OPERA–800–English composer whose 1947 opera “Albert Herring” is about a young man, not a young fish
Benjamin Britten
TV COMPOSERS–800–Alexander Courage, composer of the original “Star Trek” theme, didn’t like this producer’s lyrics
Gene Roddenberry
OPERA–1000–Drops of blood from the ceiling reveal where an outlaw is hiding in this Puccini opera
The Girl of the Golden West
TV COMPOSERS–1000–While recording his music for the film “Batman”, he took time to write the “Tales From The Crypt” theme
Danny Elfman
COMPOSERS–400–Joaquin Rodrigo’s best-known work is “Concierto de Aranjuez” for this instrument (Did Hendrix record that?)
guitar
COMPOSERS–800–His “Moonlight” sonata was dedicated to Giuletta Guicciardi with whom he was romantically involved
Beethoven
COMPOSERS–1200–Tchaikovsky once referred to this “Lullaby” composer as “giftless” & a “mediocrity”
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Johannes) Brahms
COMPOSERS–1600–“William Tell” was the 38th opera that he completed, & he was only 37!
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COMPOSERS–2000–He’s the German composer of the famous piece heard here, an invocation to the dawn, not a waltz
Richard Strauss
COMPOSERS–0–One of this Russian’s best-known works is the fiendishly difficult Piano Concerto No. 3 of 1909
Sergei Rachmaninoff
OPERA–200–19th century female star Giuditta Grisi created this role in “I Capuleti E I Montecchi”; surprise!
Romeo
OPERA–400–In Act II of this Bizet opera, Escamillo sings the “Toreador’s Song”
‘Carmen’
OPERA–3500–Composer who turned Victor Hugo’s play “Le Roi S’Amuse” into “Rigoletto”
Giuseppe Verdi
OPERA–800–Euridice is a soprano role in Monteverdi’s “The Fable Of” this man who went to hell & back for her
Orpheus
OPERA–1000–The 1983 premiere of Olivier Megiaen’s “St. Francis of Assisi” was led by this Japanese conductor
Seiji Ozawa
OPERA–IT’S GOOD FOR YOU!–400–It’s no fairy tale: Elvis Costello wrote & starred in a 2005 opera about this Danish fairy tale author
Hans Christian Andersen
OPERA–IT’S GOOD FOR YOU!–800–The poetry of this English lord inspired a number of operas, including “Lara” & “The Bride of Abydos”
Byron
OPERA–IT’S GOOD FOR YOU!–1200–Though this kind of soprano means “half-soprano”, never tell one that she’s only half as good as a coloratura
a mezzo-soprano
OPERA–IT’S GOOD FOR YOU!–1600–Red Whiskers & Squeak serve aboard ship with this title character, Herman Melville’s sailorboy
Billy Budd
OPERA–IT’S GOOD FOR YOU!–2000–One of the most popular Christmas operas is Menotti’s classic about this boy “and the Night Visitors”
Amahl
FUN WITH OPERA–200–Lukas Foss’ opera “The Jumping Frog of” this county is based on a story by Mark Twain
Calaveras County
FUN WITH OPERA–400–Cavalli’s 17th century opera “Ercole Amante” tells the story of this mythological laborer in love
Hercules
FUN WITH OPERA–600–We assume Samuel Barber composed his mini-opera about “A Hand of” this game according to Hoyle
Bridge
FUN WITH OPERA–800–They’re the kind of puppets for which Paul Hindemith wrote his opera “Das Nusch-Nuschi”
Marionettes
FUN WITH OPERA–1000–The heroine of this Czech composer’s 1901 opera “Rusalka” is a water nymph
Antonin Dvorak
COMPOSERS–0–An anthem that he composed for George II’s 1727 coronation has been used for British crownings ever since
George Frideric Handel
ALL ABOUT OPERA–200–In 1989 composer Gian Carlo Menotti directed his own opera about this boy “and the Night Visitors”
Amahl
ALL ABOUT OPERA–400–This composer of the enchanting ballet “Swan Lake” wrote an opera called “The Enchantress”
Tschiakovsky
ALL ABOUT OPERA–200–INSERT INTO clue VALUES (VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE):”Effervescent” nickname of the opera singer seen here[photo from a 1996 Celebrity Jeopardy! appearance]
‘Bubbles’ (Beverly Sills)
ALL ABOUT OPERA–800–Be on the alert: “Alerta! Alerta!”, one of his longest bass arias, appears in his opera “Il Trovatore”
Giuseppe Verdi
ALL ABOUT OPERA–1000–This heroine of a Donizetti opera is the sister of Lord Enrico Ashton of Lammermoor
Lucia
20th CENTURY OPERA–600–Appropriately, Scottish composer Thea Musgrave wrote an opera about this Scottish queen
Mary, Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart)
OPERA & BALLET–1000–In an 1869 Marius Petipa ballet he puts a metal basin on as a helmet & goes seeking adventure
Don Quixote
OPERA QUEENS–200–The title character of “Maria Stuarda” is better known in English by this name
Mary Stuart
OPERA & BALLET–1000–Last name of the gossip in Menotti’s “The Old Maid and the Thief”, it’s the same as a Puccini lieutenant
Pinkerton
OPERA QUEENS–400–The seductive Queen of Shemakha sings a “Hymn to” this heavenly body in “Le Coq d’Or”
the Sun
OPERA QUEENS–600–This queen reigned in several operas, including “L’Atlantida” & “Christophe Colomb”
Queen Isabella
OPERA QUEENS–800–In a Rossini opera, this queen is incensed to find out the Earl of Leicester is secretly married
Elizabeth I
OPERA QUEENS–1000–The Catholic Marguerite de Valois is a pivotal character in the 1836 opera named for these French Protestants
the Huguenots
EUROPEAN COMPOSERS–400–His son Carl Philipp Emanuel was famous for his “Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments”
Johann Sebastian Bach
EUROPEAN COMPOSERS–800–Haydn called this “Magic Flute” composer the greatest composer he knew “either personally or by reputation”
Mozart
EUROPEAN COMPOSERS–1200–At 17 he composed an overture for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”; he later wrote the “Wedding March” for it
Mendelssohn
EUROPEAN COMPOSERS–1600–This “Peter and the Wolf” composer wrote the music for the classic film “Alexander Nevsky”
Prokofiev
EUROPEAN COMPOSERS–2000–In 1838 Paganini sent this “Symphonie Fantastique” composer 20,000 francs to further his career
Berlioz
OPERA HODEPODGE–100–This composer of the opera “Siegfried” named his only son Siegfried
Wagner
OPERA HODEPODGE–200–“Il Trittico” – “The Triptych” – is a trilogy of one-act operas by this composer of “Tosca”
Giacomo Puccini
OPERA HODEPODGE–300–This great Italian tenor made his official debut in 1894, in Naples, his hometown
Enrico Caruso
OPERA HODEPODGE–400–The witch in this 1893 Humperdinck opera is sometimes played by a man
Hansel
OPERA HODEPODGE–600–She’s the heroine of the Donizetti opera that features the famous sextet heard here:
Lucia di Lammermoor
LOUD CLASSICAL MUSIC–200–14th century hero in the title of the following
William Tell
LOUD CLASSICAL MUSIC–1000–INSERT INTO clue VALUES (AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE):Rioting broke out when this Stravinsky work was first performed in Paris
The Rite of Spring
LOUD CLASSICAL MUSIC–600–It’s the Roman god & planet that Gustav Holst featured here
Mars (the bringer of war)
LOUD CLASSICAL MUSIC–800–You’ll journey to this “hall” in the Grieg work heard here
The Hall of the Mountain King
LOUD CLASSICAL MUSIC–1000–This Handel work heard here was composed while he was living in London
Water Music
OPERA–400–Tenor Leo Slezak covered a staging mistake in “Lohengrin” by ad-libbing, “What time is the next” this graceful bird
swan
OPERA–800–His new “Tosca” was the toasta Roma in 1900
Puccini
OPERA–1200–Verdi’s first comic opera was a flop; it was 50 years before he wrote his second, about this Shakespeare character
Falstaff
OPERA–1600–This Mozart opera opens with the title character on the prowl for Donna Anna
Don Giovanni
OPERA–2000–Fragments of the “Ode to Joy” appear in the libretto of this 1805 opera, the composer’s only one
Fidelio
CLASSICAL MUSIC–200–His “Eroica” symphony was dedicated to his patron Prince Lobkowitz, not Napoleon as first intended
Beethoven
CLASSICAL MUSIC–400–1742 oratorio featuring such choruses as “And he shall purify” & “He hath borne our griefs”
The Messiah
CLASSICAL MUSIC–600–After writing this 1829 opera, Rossini wrote less than a half dozen more works the last 39 years of his life
William Tell
CLASSICAL MUSIC–800–From 1933 to 1935, he served as president of Germany’s Reichmusikkammer, or chamber of state music
Richard Strauss
CLASSICAL MUSIC–1000–It’s the von Suppe “military” overture heard here
The Light Cavalry Overture
DON’T BE AFRAID OF OPERA–400–In “The English Cat”, a cat is a president of the R.S.P.R.–The Royal Society for Protection of these rodents
rats
DON’T BE AFRAID OF OPERA–800–“Le Marchand de Venise” is a 1935 opera based on this play
The Merchant of Venice
DON’T BE AFRAID OF OPERA–1200–Gaza is the setting for a Biblical opera about Samson and this hussy
Delilah
DON’T BE AFRAID OF OPERA–4000–Mozart’s opera “The Impressario” starred Caterina Cavalieri, mistress of this alleged Mozart foe
INSERT INTO clue VALUES (Antonio) Salieri
DON’T BE AFRAID OF OPERA–2000–Perhaps the most “indomitable” of Benjamin Britten’s opera, this 1951 work has an all-male cast
Billy Budd
