Opera Quiz!

[polutrope]

My new favorite book is the "Ultimate Opera Quiz Book" and my favorite quiz is "Extra! Extra! Read all about it!" which sets plot points as tabloid headlines, and you have to guess the opera. Some of my favorites:

4. "Future ruler slays girlfriend, rival, self as pop watches."

10. "Strong-man act brings down house."

12. "Terrorists slay dozens at wedding."

14. "Royal wedding (finally) planned in capital."

19. "Count killed - Mystery woman sought."

23. "End of world predicted."

28. "Fire destroys celeb's home - arson suspected."

31. "Woman starves to death near Big Easy."

My other favorite, though I can't come anywhere close to actually answering it, is "Ultimate Wagner." Two questions. The second is "List, in order of appearance, every character in the Ring.


4. Luisa Miller

10. Samson et Dalila

12. I vespri siciliani. That is sheer brilliance.

14. Turandot.

19. Un ballo in maschera. The opera that is always appropriate!

23. Götterdämmerung.

28. Don Giovanni!?

31. Manon Lescaut.


Also, I feel really bad for not really liking Sills' voice.

Also also, Caro mio ben has been stuck in my head for about a week. :(