A World of Music Activities 2
A World of Music. Operas through time
Write the operas in chronological order, starting from the oldest.
- Jacopo Peri-Daphne
- Claudio Monteverdi-L'Orfeo
- Händel-Orlando
- Christoph Gluck-Orfeo and Eurydice
- Mozart-Don Giovanni
- Verdi-Il trovatore
- Puccini-Tosca
- Richard Strauss-The Knight of the Rose
- Igor Stravinsky-Oedipus Rex
- Carl Orff-Antigone
A World of Music. Zarzuelas and authors
Match the zarzuelas with their authors. Write the correct letter in the box.
A World of Music. True-False
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1. Jacopo Peri wrote the first opera. It was called Daphne. TRUE
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False
2. Baroque opera developed in the 19th century. FALSE. It developed in the 17th and 18th century.
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3. Baroque operas used love, tragedy and death in their stories. TRUE
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4. Classical opera developed between 1750 and 1799.
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5. Classical authors wanted a lot of people to see their operas, not only aristocracy. TRUE
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6. Romantic opera was influenced by the Italian Bel Canto school. TRUE
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7. Impressionism, minimalism and surrealism are 20th century movements.
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False
8. Zarzuelas disappeared in the 19th century. FALSE. There are zarzuelas nowadays.
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