Love and Marriage -- An Opera Quiz

Match each pair of true loves in the right-hand column to the opera, at left, in which they appear. Answers may be found in "Love and Marriage" Discussion.

1. Elegy for Young Lovers	a. Adina & Nemorino
2. L/Amore dei Tre Re	b. Jenifer & Mark
3. L'Elisir d'Amore	c. Louisa & Don Antonio
4. L'Amour des Trois Oranges	d. Lucinda & Clitandro
5. Il Matrimonio Segreto	e. Fiora & Manfredo
6. The Tsar's Bride	f. Elisabeth & Toni
7. The Midsummer Marriage	g. The Prince & Ninetta
8. Betrothal in a Monastery	h. Carolina & Paolino
9. The Vanishing Bridegroom	i. Marfa & Ivan
10. L'Amore Medico	j. The Bride & The Lover

For "extra credit," see if you can answer these next three questions. Please post your replies -- and other comments -- to the "Love and Marriage" Discussion.

A. Who composed A Bride from Pluto and with whom does the bride fall in love?

B. Le Mariage de Figaro is actually the subtitle of the Beaumarchais play upon which Le Nozze di Figaro is based. What was the play's title? Name other operas derived from this playwright's works.

C. Name the five previous brides in Paul Dukas' Ariane et Barbe-bleue. How might one of them relate to an opera by Debussy?

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