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Which Verdi opera features the tragic courtesan Violetta?
Verdi based La traviata on Alexandre Dumas fils's play La Dame aux camélias, and Violetta dies of consumption at its close.
Which German composer wrote the opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen?
The Ring cycle spans four operas that Wagner composed over roughly 26 years, premiering together at his Bayreuth festival theatre.
In opera, what does the title "prima donna" literally mean?
The Italian term names an opera company's principal female singer and now also describes a temperamental, demanding person.
Who composed the aria "Nessun dorma"?
Prince Calàf sings "Nessun dorma" in Turandot, and Luciano Pavarotti's 1990 rendition made it a global hit.