Ultimate Opera Music Quiz

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Which term means "the position on stage nearest the audience"?
- Vibrato
- Opera Buffa
- Soubrette
- Downstage

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2.

Which term means "the position on stage farthest from the audience"?
- Recitative
- Upstage
- Prelude
- Baroque
Correct Answer

A. Upstage
3.

Which music term matches "a soprano with a spinto voice"?
- Countertenor
- Spinto Soprano
- Sprechstimme
- Apron
Correct Answer

A. Spinto Soprano
4.

Which term matches "singing speech, in which the singer chants the words"?
- Marcato
- Recitative
- Opera Seria
- Duet
Correct Answer

A. Recitative
5.

Which term means "two rapidly and repeatedly alternated notes"?
- Duet
- Tempo
- Trill
- Finale
Correct Answer

A. Trill
6.

Which music term matches "the highest female voice"?
- Prelude
- Prima Donna
- Soprano
- Falsetto
Correct Answer

A. Soprano
7.

Which opera term means "male character sung by a woman, often a mezzo-soprano"?
- Polyphony
- Trouser Or Pants Role
- Opera Seria
- Apron
Correct Answer

A. Trouser Or Pants Role
8.

Which term matches "the smooth movement from one note to the next"?
- Grand Opera
- Opus
- Portamento
- Heldentenor
Correct Answer

A. Portamento
9.

Which opera term matches "the front part of the stage between the curtain and the orchestra pit"?
- Bel Canto
- Coloratura Soprano
- Opera Buffa
- Apron
Correct Answer

A. Apron
10.

Which music term matches "a category of soprano voice or type of soprano role"?
- Duet Catalogue
- Soubrette
- Trouser Or Pants Role
- Continuo
Correct Answer

A. Soubrette
11.

Which music term matches "the singer half speaks and half sings a note"?
- Sprechstimme
- Stage Left
- Cavatina
- Spinto Soprano
Correct Answer

A. Sprechstimme
12.

Which music term matches "the location of a sound on a scale ranging from high to low"?
- KoeChel Catalogue
- Intermezzo
- Pitch
- Cavatina
Correct Answer

A. Pitch
13.

Which term means "a performer who appears in a non-singing role"?
- Finale Ultimo
- Supernumerary
- Portamento
- Grand Opera
Correct Answer

A. Supernumerary
14.

Which opera term is a note placed between the last two notes of a phrase to make it end more gracefully"?
- Vibrato
- Appoggiatura
- Aficionado
- Spinto
Correct Answer

A. Appoggiatura
15.

Which music term matches "instrumental prelude to a song within a cantata, concerto or aria"?
- Optra Comique
- Continuo
- Bass-Baritone
- Ritornello
Correct Answer

A. Ritornello

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Ultimate Opera Music Quiz

Which term means "the position on stage nearest the audience"?

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Which term means "the position on stage farthest from the audience"?

Which music term matches "a soprano with a spinto voice"?

Which term matches "singing speech, in which the singer chants the words"?

Which term means "two rapidly and repeatedly alternated notes"?

Which music term matches "the highest female voice"?

Which opera term means "male character sung by a woman, often a mezzo-soprano"?

Which term matches "the smooth movement from one note to the next"?

Which opera term matches "the front part of the stage between the curtain and the orchestra pit"?

Which music term matches "a category of soprano voice or type of soprano role"?

Which music term matches "the singer half speaks and half sings a note"?

Which music term matches "the location of a sound on a scale ranging from high to low"?

Which term means "a performer who appears in a non-singing role"?

Which opera term is a note placed between the last two notes of a phrase to make it end more gracefully"?

Which music term matches "instrumental prelude to a song within a cantata, concerto or aria"?