chapter 40

Opera seria and opera buffa were both favored in Italy during the nineteenth century

true

What opera house did Verdi write for early in his career

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Which Verdi opera is set in Egypt

Aida

Which is NOT a Verdi opera based on a Shakespeare play

Aida

From whose rule did Italy seek to liberate itself?

Austrian Hapsburgs

In Verdi's opera, who is Rigoletto's daughter

Gilda

The American debut tour of international singing sensation Jenny Lind was managed by

P.T. Burnum

The literary basis for Verdi's Rigoletto is

a play by victor hugo

What is the historical setting for Rigoletto

an Italian court, during the Renaissance era

In Verdi's opera, the role of Rigoletto is sung by a

baritone

Il barbiere di Siviglia and Guillaume Tell by Gioachino Rossini both exhibit which style of singing

bel canto

Jenny Lind was a famous nineteenth-century composer of opera

false

Jenny Lind was an American soprano

false

Rigoletto is an opera based on Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame

false

In the nineteenth century, opera excerpts were marketed to domestic consumers via

four handed piano arrangements and wind band medleys

Which opera did Verdi write based on the story of the king of Babylon

nabucco

Giuseppe Verdi is viewed as an Italian nationalist composer

true

In a two-year period, Verdi lost his son, daughter, and wife

true

In the late nineteenth century, France, Germany, and Italy developed distinct national styles

true

Nineteenth-century Italian opera is often characterized by the use of the bel canto style of singing

true