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Giuseppe Verdi is viewed as an Italian nationalist composer.

true

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

true

Many Romantic composers looked to faraway lands or cultures for their opera plots.

true

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

true

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

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

both of the above

After her husband began to flourish as a composer, Giuseppina Strepponi enjoyed continued success as an opera singer.

false

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

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

straight tone

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

straight-tone

Which Verdi opera is set in Egypt?

Aida

Which is NOT a Verdi opera based on a Shakespeare play?

Aida


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