We’re going to step away from opera quizzes related to specific people or works this week and just jump to trivia quizzes related to some fun facts in many of the great operas around the world. So we provide a prompt and you have to guess which number corresponds with said prompt. As always, enjoy!
For this week’s word search, we turn our attention to famed composers born in January. Instructions: You are free to solve the word search directly on your mobile or desktop device; just click the first and last letter of each word for it to appear on the screen. For those using a mobile device, we highly recommend turning it horizontal {…}
A few weeks back we spotlighted some modern composers and librettists. And in the past we’ve also presented quizzes with some of the world’s legendary opera composers. But we hadn’t done one that spotlighted the wealth of women composers in the opera world, not only in the present, but throughout history. So for this week’s edition we focus on many {…}
Happy New Year! For this week’s quiz we open at the top of the opera score with the opening musical moments. In this quiz, we show you the opening bars of an opera and then have you choose which opera it corresponds to. Non-musicians might seem daunted by this challenge, but it will allow you to recall your favorite operas {…}
“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a film section or a film in its entirety and highlight the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features Takashi {…}
“At Home With… ” is a new series collaboration between OperaWire and photographer Frances Marshall of Marshall Light Studio, combining original photography with insightful interviews. In this second edition, OperaWire spoke with Stage Director, Julia Burbach. “Truth be told, I only realized that things were accelerating when I was in Iceland, rehearsing ‘Valkyrie.’ We were going to do a week {…}
(Lulu Picture Credited to Alamy) OperaWire is proud to present “The Wonderful World of Opera Dogs,” a series by Diana Burgwyn, which will focus on the relationship between opera’s most iconic stars and their beloved canines. The creation of this series and all research necessary for each individual piece were conducted solely by Diana. To learn more about the origins {…}
(Credit: PhotoAllegory of Sarolta Bán) Opera and dogs have long had a special place in my heart. Opera came first—I was raised with it, studied it, and yearned to be an opera singer. Fortunately, I realized early on that I simply didn’t have what it takes. So I began to write about it, and that has been my major focus {…}
One of the benefits of seeing the creation of brand new operas is the opportunity to see them championed by many of the great living opera legends. So for this week’s quiz, you will be presented with three-five names of opera singers who performed on the world premiere of a given opera. It will be your task to determine which {…}
