Operas Flashcards
(178 cards)
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high priest Ramphis
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Aida (by Verdi)
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Figaro steals a key
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The Barber of Seville (by Rossini)
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Marzelline, Leonore, Rocco, and Fidelio sing “Mir ist so Wunderbar”
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Fidelio (by Beethoven)
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part of a Portrait Trilogy of operas with Satyagraha and Akhnaten
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Einstein on the Beach (by Glass)
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must shoot an apple off his son’s (Jemmy’s) head
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William Tell (by Rossini)
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“Pur ti miro, pur ti godo”
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The Coronation of Poppea (by Monteverdi)
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“Nessun dorma”
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Turandot (by Puccini)
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the bullfighter Escamillo
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Carmen (by Bizet)
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“trouser role” of Prince Orlofsky
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Die Fledermaus (The Bat) (by J. Strauss)
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Mini dies of tuberculosis
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La Boheme (by Puccini)
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“Una voce poco fa”
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The Barber of Seville (by Rossini)
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Sarastro, high priest
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The Magic Flute (by Mozart)
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money thrown at her feet
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La Traviata (by Verdi)
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essentially a prequel to The Marriage of Figaro
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The Barber of Seville (by Rossini)
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Tamino encounters the Queen of the Night
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The Magic Flute (by Mozart)
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“Catalogue Aria” sung by Leporello
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Don Giovanni (by Mozart)
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Ride of the Valkyries
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Die Walkure (The Valkyrie) (by Wagner)
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“I’ve Got a Little List”
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The Mikado (by Gilbert and Sullivan)
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Ferrando and Guglielmo disguise themselves as Albanians
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Cosi Fan Tutte (by Mozart)
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Jokanaan (a.k.a. John the Baptist) is imprisoned in the dungeons of King Herod
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Salome (by R. Strauss)
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Almaviva disguises himself as a drunken soldier, a music teacher, and a student named Lindoro
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The Barber of Seville (by Rossini)
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Muddle Instead of Music’ (a Pravda article) called it “coarse, primitive, and vulgar”
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Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (by Shostakovic)
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“I Feel the Earth Move”
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Einstein on the Beach (by Glass)
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Gilda sings “Caro nome” about ‘Gualtier Malde’
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Rigoletto (by Verdi)
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Dance of the Young Moorish Slaves
Aida (by Verdi)
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Poppea is the mistress of Emperor Nero
The Coronation of Poppea (by Monteverdi)
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“La ci darem la mano” sung to seduce Zerlina
Don Giovanni (by Mozart)
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King Marke of Cornwall
Tristan und Isolde (by Wagner)
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Ko-Ko is made executioner
The Mikado (by Gilbert and Sullivan)
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“Thy hand Belinda”
Dido and Aeneas (by Purcell)
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Dance of the Seven Veils
Salome (by R. Strauss)
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servants Figaro and Susanna plan to marry
The Marriage of Figaro (by Mozart)
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fallen' cortesan Violetta falls in love with Alfredo
La Traviata (by Verdi)
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Sois Immobile
William Tell (by Rossini)
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Prince Calaf solves the riddles, but says she doesn't have to marry him if she learns his name
Turandot (by Puccini)
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Eisenstein, his wife Rosalind, and maid Adele go to a ball
Die Fledermaus (The Bat) (by J. Strauss)
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Dr. Bartolo is the villain
The Barber of Seville (by Rossini)
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the maid Despina sings the aria “In uomini, in soldati”
Cosi Fan Tutte (by Mozart)
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Baron Scarpia is killed
Tosca (by Puccini)
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Count di Luna is the villain
Il Trovatore (by Verdi)
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she demands the head of John the Baptist
Salome (by R. Strauss)
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Rodolfo and Mimi fall in love
La Boheme (by Puccini)
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title character throws herself from the Castel Sant’Angelo
Tosca (by Puccini)
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grave digging duet
Fidelio (by Beethoven)
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ball hosted by Falke
Die Fledermaus (The Bat) (by J. Strauss)
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It Ain't Necessarily So
Porgy and Bess (by Gershwin)
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Count Almaviva is the villain
The Marriage of Figaro (by Mozart)
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sing “O terra addio” while being buried alive in the Temple of Vulcan
Aida (by Verdi)
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characters Kundry, Klingsor, Amfortas, Gurnemanz
Parsifal (by Wagner)
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ends with the execution of Manrico
Il Trovatore (by Verdi)
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first opera ever premiered on television
Amahl and the Night Visitors (by Menotti)
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“Der Hölle Rache” where she hits the high F6 notes
The Magic Flute (by Mozart)
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Cio-Cio San kills herself with a sword
Madama Butterfly (by Puccini)
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“Vesti la giubba”
Pagliacci (by Leoncavallo)
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Brunnhilde rides her horse into Siegfried’s funeral pyre
Gotterdammerung (The Twilight of the Gods) (by Wagner)
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Cherubino is called an 'amorous butterfly'
The Marriage of Figaro (by Mozart)
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Love is a rebellious bird
Carmen (by Bizet)
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Rodolfo and Mimi search for a key after candlelights go out
La Boheme (by Puccini)
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The Red Detachment of Women
Nixon in China (by Adams)
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Verdi's final opera centering on a Shakespeare character
Falstaff (by Verdi)
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Cherubino is sent for military duty after he is discovered hiding under a tablecloth
The Marriage of Figaro (by Mozart)
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“When I am laid in Earth” (Dido's Lament)
Dido and Aeneas (by Purcell)
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knee plays
Einstein on the Beach (by Glass)
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Frederic falls in love with Mabel
Pirates of Penzance (by Gilbert and Sullivan)
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Wotan steals a ring from the dwarf who forged it, leading to the curse that follows it
Das Rhinegold (by Wagner)
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Ottone and Ottavia are exiled near the end
The Coronation of Poppea (by Monteverdi)
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the Valkyrie Brunnhilde is imprisoned within the ring of fire
Die Walkure (The Valkyrie) (by Wagner)
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Arthurian knights searching for the Holy Grail
Parsifal (by Wagner)
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“E lucevan le stelle’’
Tosca (by Puccini)
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killed by Don José
Carmen (by Bizet)
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Egyptian general Radames and captured Ethiopian princess Aida are in love
Aida (by Verdi)
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Canio stabs his wife Nedda and then stabs her lover, Silvio
Pagliacci (by Leoncavallo)
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about a notorious womanizer
Don Giovanni (by Mozart)
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“Rosa del ciel”
L’Orfeo (by Monteverdi)
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Josepha Hofer played Queen of the Night
The Magic Flute (by Mozart)
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Pinkerton, a US soldier stationed in Japan, marries Cio-Cio San
Madama Butterfly (by Puccini)
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Marcello and Musetta fall in love
La Boheme (by Puccini)
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seduces Don José by dancing a Seguidilla
Carmen (by Bizet)
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“Ritorna vincitor”
Aida (by Verdi)
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Norwegian captain Daland
The Flying Dutchman (by Wagner)
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"Stutter Duet" by Papageno and Papagena
The Magic Flute (by Mozart)
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cigarette factory
Carmen (by Bizet)
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“mad scene” where she appears covered in Arturo’s blood
Lucia di Lammermoor (by Donizetti)
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“Possente spirto”
L’Orfeo (by Monteverdi)
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Don Alfonso makes a bet with the officers Ferrando and Guglielmo
Cosi Fan Tutte (by Mozart)
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sustained A4 "Vincero!"
Turandot (by Puccini)
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Boris killed with poisoned mushrooms
Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (by Shostakovic)
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Leonora disguises herself as a man to go rescue her husband
Fidelio (by Beethoven)
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Brunnhilde and Siegfried are tricked into marrying Hagen and Gutrune
Gotterdammerung (The Twilight of the Gods) (by Wagner)
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Catfish Row, Charleston, SC
Porgy and Bess (by Gershwin)
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first staged in a girls’ school
Dido and Aeneas (by Purcell)
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“Largo al factotum”
The Barber of Seville (by Rossini)
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the Pope’s staff grows leaves
Tannhauser (by Wagner)
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Anna Renzi (the first Prima Dona?) created the role of Ottavia
The Coronation of Poppea (by Monteverdi)
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a statue of the Commodore drags the title character to hell
Don Giovanni (by Mozart)
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a love triangle with the jealous Golaud
Pelleas et Melisande (by Debussy)
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“Vissi d’arte”
Tosca (by Puccini)
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Austrian Governor Gessler is the villain
William Tell (by Rossini)
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called “School for Lovers”
Cosi Fan Tutte (by Mozart)
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“Quanda me’n vo’ ” (Musetta's waltz)
La Boheme (by Puccini)
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Captain Zuniga
Carmen (by Bizet)
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“Un dì felice, eterea”
La Traviata (by Verdi)
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Donna Anna's father, the Commodore, is killed
Don Giovanni (by Mozart)
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played annually at the Bayreuth festival
Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring Cycle) (by Wagner)
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“the things you’re liable to read in the Bible”
Porgy and Bess (by Gershwin)
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Das Rhinegold, Die Walküre, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung
Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring Cycle) (by Wagner)
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“Stride la vampa”
Il Trovatore (by Verdi)
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Count Almaviva loves Rosina, a ward of Bartolo
The Barber of Seville (by Rossini)
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a son named Sorrow
Madama Butterfly (by Puccini)
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“Triumphal March”
Aida (by Verdi)
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Papageno gets a padlock on his mouth from the three ladies
The Magic Flute (by Mozart)
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Non piu andrai
The Marriage of Figaro (by Mozart)
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"Laughing Song" sung by Adele
Die Fledermaus (The Bat) (by J. Strauss)
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"Summertime" sung by Clara
Porgy and Bess (by Gershwin)
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Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
Nabucco (by Verdi)
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Cavaradossi is executed
Tosca (by Puccini)
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about struggling artsy types in Paris
La Boheme (by Puccini)
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Il dolce suono
Lucia di Lammermoor (by Donizetti)
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Florestan is wrongfully imprisoned
Fidelio (by Beethoven)
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about a Chinese princess who will marry any man who can solve her riddles
Turandot (by Puccini)
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the Prince of Persia executed at the beginning
Turandot (by Puccini)
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begins with a 136-bar drone that builds up to an E-flat chord
Das Rhinegold (by Wagner)
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features the Four Sea Interludes
Peter Grimes (by Britten)
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the servant Brangane gives the title couple what she believes to be poison, but actually turns out to be a love potion
Tristan und Isolde (by Wagner)
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Arnold refuses to participate in the Shepherd Festival, due to his longing for Mathilde
William Tell (by Rossini)
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arrested after refusing to bow to a hat on a pole
William Tell (by Rossini)
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“La Donna e Mobile” is sung by the Duke of Mantua
Rigoletto (by Verdi)
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“Addio Roma”
The Coronation of Poppea (by Monteverdi)
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All women are fickle" "All women are like that" "So are they all
Cosi Fan Tutte (by Mozart)
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drug dealer Sportin' Life
Porgy and Bess (by Gershwin)
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leitmotifs for the Holy Grail and Holy Spear
Parsifal (by Wagner)
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Prisoners sing “O Welche Lust”
Fidelio (by Beethoven)
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the assassin Sparafucile
Rigoletto (by Verdi)
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The hero grows up, slays the dragon Fafnir, and rescues Brunnhilde
Seigfried (by Wagner)
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the livin' is easy
Porgy and Bess (by Gershwin)
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Spinning Chorus
The Flying Dutchman (by Wagner)
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a fisherman sinks his own ship at sea
Peter Grimes (by Britten)
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ministers named Ping, Pang, and Pong
Turandot (by Puccini)
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Violetta dies from consumption (tuberculosis)
La Traviata (by Verdi)
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a ring is forged, and Valhalla is built
Das Rhinegold (by Wagner)
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Katerina and her lover Sergei strangle her husband Zinoviy
Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (by Shostakovic)
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“Libiamo ne’ lieti calici”
La Traviata (by Verdi)
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About Orpheus and Eurydice
L’Orfeo (by Monteverdi)
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flirting is banned in Japan
The Mikado (by Gilbert and Sullivan)
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Se vuol ballare
The Marriage of Figaro (by Mozart)
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Tristan chord (F, B, D-sharp, and G-sharp)
Tristan und Isolde (by Wagner)
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considered to be the oldest opera still performed today
L’Orfeo (by Monteverdi)
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Crown murders a guy with a cotton hook
Porgy and Bess (by Gershwin)
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Donna Anna, Don Ottavio, and Elvira plot revenge
Don Giovanni (by Mozart)
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Spirit of '76
Nixon in China (by Adams)
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“Remember me, but ah! Forget my fate”
Dido and Aeneas (by Purcell)
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Senta sacrifices herself for the title character
The Flying Dutchman (by Wagner)
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“I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General”
Pirates of Penzance (by Gilbert and Sullivan)
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princess Amneris
Aida (by Verdi)
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“Sempre Libera”
La Traviata (by Verdi)
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about a Swiss patriot
William Tell (by Rossini)
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Nanki-Poo makes a deal to marry Yum Yum for a month
The Mikado (by Gilbert and Sullivan)
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daughter Gilda falls in love with the Duke of Mantua
Rigoletto (by Verdi)
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Colline pawns his coat for medicine
La Boheme (by Puccini)
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“Per queste tue manine"
Don Giovanni (by Mozart)
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Don Pizarro decides to murder his imprisoned political rival
Fidelio (by Beethoven)
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about a queen of Carthage and a Trojan prince
Dido and Aeneas (by Purcell)
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Dorabella and Fiordiligi, the fiancees
Cosi Fan Tutte (by Mozart)
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“O patria mia”
Aida (by Verdi)
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“Toreador Song”
Carmen (by Bizet)
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Habanera
Carmen (by Bizet)
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Che Gelida Manina
La Boheme (by Puccini)
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"Liebestod" (“Mild und leise”)
Tristan und Isolde (by Wagner)
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Mao and his wife dance the foxtrot
Nixon in China (by Adams)
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Lucia loves Edgardo Ravenswood
Lucia di Lammermoor (by Donizetti)
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Ruth mishears the word 'pilot'
Pirates of Penzance (by Gilbert and Sullivan)
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Pamino joins Tamino in Sarastro's trials
The Magic Flute (by Mozart)
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“Mr. Bojangles” is repeated 58 times
Einstein on the Beach (by Glass)
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a cursed, hunchbacked jester
Rigoletto (by Verdi)
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“With cat-like tread”
Pirates of Penzance (by Gilbert and Sullivan)
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Anvil Chorus
Il Trovatore (by Verdi)
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“Un bel dì"
Madama Butterfly (by Puccini)
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Canio is a clown, literally
Pagliacci (by Leoncavallo)
