This quiz is for opera buffs! See if you can guess the opera by the clue provided. Press the "?" to see if you're right.
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A legendary lover gets his "just desserts" after a statue comes to dinner. |
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A ghostly ship captain must come ashore every seven years and try to find salvation in the love of a pure woman. |
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This jester's plan to exact revenge on the man who defiled his daughter goes horribly wrong, resulting in the death of the daughter. |
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Although there have been many operatic treatments of the story by Goethe, this version is one of the best known and includes a humorous duet between the Devil and an amorous older lady. |
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Cigarette girls, gypsies and bullfighters. |
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The roof really did fall in after this renowned strong man got a haircut. |
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The climactic scene involves a duel in the wintry Russian countryside. |
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This clown kills his unfaithful wife and reveals the crime to his audience. |
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An American naval officer's callous treatment of his Japanese wife has tragic results. |
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This opera is a retelling of Grimm's fairy tale of two hungry youngsters and a not so gracious hostess. |
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