Chapter 44 - Listening Guide Quiz 36: Verdi: Rigoletto, Act III, excerpts
Which best describes the texture of the "Bella figlia" section of the Quartet in Verdi's Rigoletto?
solo tenor (the Duke) singing a melody with orchestral accompaniment
Here is the first orchestral ritornello: [ritornello 1] And here is the first strophe: [strophe 1] Which best describes this excerpt?
It sounds like the ritornello.
In the aria "La donna è mobile," the Duke of Mantua, which is a _____ role, is singing.
Tenor
Which of the following statements correctly describe the Quartet section in Verdi's Rigoletto?
TRUE - two men's voices and two women's voices - the characters sing short phrases in a fast tempo (allegro) FALSE - three women's voices and one man's voice - the characters sing short phrases in a slow tempo (adagio)
Which of the following statements correctly describes the "Bella figlia" section of the Quartet section of Verdi's Rigoletto?
The Duke (solo tenor) sings a melody with simple orchestral accompaniment.
What best describes the pace (tempo) of "Bella figlia" in this passage of the quartet?
a slow tempo that becomes even slower in a few places
What best describes the tempo of the Quartet section in Verdi's Rigoletto?
fast (allegro)
What best describes this excerpt from the Quartet section in Verdi's Rigoletto?
four singers (the Duke, Maddalena, Gilda, and Rigoletto)
Which best describes the first strophe of Verdi's aria "La donna è mobile"?
solo tenor singing a soaring melody
Which best describes the combination of voices featured in the Quartet section of Verdi's Rigoletto?
two men's voices and two women's voices
Which best describes the form of Verdi's aria "La donna è mobile"?
two strophes alternating with an orchestral ritornello
