Chapter 40

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

true

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

Jenny Lind was a famous nineteenth-century composer of opera.

False

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

False

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

Gilda

What opera house did Verdi write for early in his career?

La Scala in Milan

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

Nabucco

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

P.T. Barnum.

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

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 an American soprano.

false

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

four-hand piano arrangements, wind band medleys (both of these)

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

true