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1. Who does U.S. Naval Officer Pinkerton jilt? 2. This George Gershwin opera takes place in the fictitious Catfish Row. 3. Translate the German title of the opera Die Fledermaus. 4. Giuseppe Verdi did not write this opera for the opening of the Suez Canal. 5. What is the name of the barber in The Barber of Seville? 6. The title character in this Georges Bizet opera dies when stabbed by Don Jose. 7. This opera by Benjamin Britten is based on a story by Herman Melville. 8. This Richard Wagner opera is about a ghost ship that can never make port. 9. In this operetta, countrymen try to keep a woman’s money in the country.

LITTLE ROCK — Answers

1. Madama Butterfly 2. Porgy and Bess 3. The Bat 4. Aida 5. Figaro 6. Carmen 7. Billy Budd 8. The Flying Dutchman 9. The Merry Widow