Chapter 40

From whose rule did Italy seek to liberate itself?

Giuseppe Verdi is viewed as an Italian nationalist composer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jenny Lind was an American soprano.

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

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

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

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

The literary basis for Verdi's Rigoletto is:

What is the historical setting for Rigoletto?

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

Which Verdi opera is set in Egypt?

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

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