Opera composers are among the most admired artists of all time. All of them had unique personalities and letters and quotes gathered throughout the years have illuminated us about who they were and how they thoughts. So for this week’s quiz we will take a look at some of the iconic quotes from some of those great composers. Some quotes {…}
Luciano Pavarotti was born on Oct. 12, 1935 and would go on to one of the most iconic careers in the history of music. The Italian tenor would wind up being more than just a figure in the opera world, but would break the barriers of the mainstream to remain one of the great international artists of the 20th century. {…}
Verdi’s birthday is this coming week, which means this week’s quiz is all about the famed Italian composer and his work. For this edition of the quiz, we will either show you an image or a prompt and it will be your task to determine the opera that best fits. As always, have fun!
(Credit: Charles Duprat / Opera de Paris) As we continue to get into the rhythm for the new season, we present a quiz that puts one of the main elements of any new season at the forefront: new productions. Regardless of how you might feel about the current trends of modern productions, there is no denying that they present unique {…}
As we continue our celebration of the 2019-20 season’s beginnings, we continue our celebration of opera houses around the world. While the previous quiz was all about trivia, this one is all about visual recognition. We will present an image of an opera theater and it is up to you to guess the correct one. We think you’ll enjoy this {…}
The 2019-20 season is underway and in honor of that we will take a tour around the opera world to survey some interesting facts about the major companies. So over the next few weeks, the opera quizzes will be aimed at spotlighting different aspects of opera companies. This first one is all about trivia and history. Have fun!
Giacomo Meyerbeer is one of the most influential composers of all time. However, he remains somewhat of an obscure composer in the modern opera world. Despite tackling themes that remain relevant today (such as the corruption of institutions and their power over the masses), many of those that spend great amounts of time going to the opera, don’t actually know {…}
August 28, 1850 was the world premiere of Wagner’s “Lohengrin,” an opera that would catapult the master to his next phase. “Lohengrin,” for many, is his most Italian work, notable for how the famed composer utilizes differing structures from Italian opera and molds them to his musical and artistic means. The opera has a fascinating performance history, which is what {…}
“Opera Meets Film” has grown into one of OperaWire’s most popular sections. And to celebrate two years of the start of this weekly series, we are going to put opera and film fans to the test to see how much you really know about how opera is employed in movies. It should be a fun rediscovery of many topics we {…}
August 16 and 17, 1876 featured the world premieres of “Siegfried” and “Götterdämmerung,” respectively. Those two operas have remained, along with the other two Ring operas, major fixtures of the opera repertory. In fact, the creation of the works, their history, and legacy, is legendary, especially among major Wagnerites. And it is precisely them that we challenge with this quiz {…}
In the opera world, we are constantly keeping our eyes on the stars. We think we know all about their respective paths and trajectories. We constantly evaluate their respective brightness and when we think they might potentially go dark. In essence, the opera world is obsessed with stars. So for this week’s edition of the Opera Quiz, we will take {…}
