US Famous MCQs

American Famous Opera Directors MCQs with Answer

Who directed the opera “La Bohème” at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1981?
a) Franco Zeffirelli
b) Robert Wilson
c) Peter Sellars
d) David McVicar
Answer: a) Franco Zeffirelli

Which opera director is known for his visually stunning productions of “The Ring Cycle” at the Bayreuth Festival?
a) Graham Vick
b) Robert Lepage
c) Patrice Chéreau
d) Achim Freyer
Answer: d) Achim Freyer

Who directed the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Nixon in China” in 1987?
a) John Adams
b) Peter Sellars
c) Peter Hall
d) Bartlett Sher
Answer: b) Peter Sellars

Which opera director collaborated with the composer Philip Glass on “Einstein on the Beach”?
a) Peter Brook
b) Deborah Warner
c) Bob Wilson
d) Robert Wilson
Answer: d) Robert Wilson

Who directed the famous opera film adaptation of “Carmen” released in 1984?
a) Franco Zeffirelli
b) Werner Herzog
c) Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
d) Julie Taymor
Answer: c) Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Which American director is known for his innovative production of “The Death of Klinghoffer?
a) Francesca Zambello
b) Mark Morris
c) Robert Carsen
d) Peter Sellars
Answer: d) Peter Sellars

Who directed the acclaimed production of “The Barber of Seville” at the San Francisco Opera in 2013?
a) Mary Zimmerman
b) Stephen Wadsworth
c) David Alden
d) Michael Grandage
Answer: c) David Alden

Which director’s “Rusalka” production was staged at the Metropolitan Opera in 2014?
a) Robert Lepage
b) Otto Schenk
c) Mary Zimmerman
d) Jonathan Miller
Answer: c) Mary Zimmerman

Who directed the iconic production of “Aida” at the Salzburg Festival in 1979?
a) Franco Zeffirelli
b) Luc Bondy
c) Patrice Chéreau
d) John Dexter
Answer: a) Franco Zeffirelli

Which American director is known for his modern interpretation of “Don Giovanni” at the Glyndebourne Festival?
a) Peter Brook
b) Peter Sellars
c) Mark Morris
d) John Copley
Answer: b) Peter Sellars

Who directed the visually striking production of “The Magic Flute” at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in 2006?
a) Julie Taymor
b) Robert Wilson
c) David McVicar
d) Patrice Chéreau
Answer: b) Robert Wilson

Which opera director created the controversial staging of “Tannhäuser” at the Bayreuth Festival in 2011?
a) Katharina Wagner
b) Harry Kupfer
c) Deborah Warner
d) Graham Vick
Answer: a) Katharina Wagner

Who directed the Met Opera’s production of “Doctor Atomic” in 2008?
a) Peter Sellars
b) Robert Lepage
c) Penny Woolcock
d) Graham Vick
Answer: a) Peter Sellars

Which director staged the emotionally charged “Madama Butterfly” at the English National Opera in 2005?
a) Anthony Minghella
b) Francesca Zambello
c) David Alden
d) John Copley
Answer: a) Anthony Minghella

Who directed the Metropolitan Opera’s “Porgy and Bess” production in 2019?
a) Bartlett Sher
b) James Robinson
c) Stephen Wadsworth
d) Mary Zimmerman
Answer: a) Bartlett Sher

Which American director is known for his avant-garde staging of “Lulu” at the Paris Opera?
a) Achim Freyer
b) John Adams
c) Peter Sellars
d) Robert Wilson
Answer: a) Achim Freyer

Who directed the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Akhnaten” in 2019?
a) Robert Lepage
b) Phelim McDermott
c) Deborah Warner
d) John Copley
Answer: b) Phelim McDermott

Which director staged the minimalist production of “Eugene Onegin” at the Royal Opera House in 2013?
a) Robert Carsen
b) Julie Taymor
c) Patrice Chéreau
d) David Alden
Answer: a) Robert Carsen

Who directed the acclaimed production of “A Streetcar Named Desire” at the San Francisco Opera in 1998?
a) Graham Vick
b) Andrei Serban
c) Francesca Zambello
d) David McVicar
Answer: c) Francesca Zambello

Which American director staged the visually stunning “Lucia di Lammermoor” at the Houston Grand Opera in 2009?
a) John Adams
b) Peter Sellars
c) David Alden
d) Michael Grandage
Answer: c) David Alden

Who directed the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “The Tales of Hoffmann” in 2017?
a) Robert Lepage
b) Bartlett Sher
c) John Dexter
d) Phelim McDermott
Answer: d) Phelim McDermott

Which director staged the modern interpretation of “La Traviata” at the Salzburg Festival in 2005?
a) Patrice Chéreau
b) Robert Wilson
c) Mary Zimmerman
d) Achim Freyer
Answer: a) Patrice Chéreau

Who directed the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Samson et Dalila” in 2018?
a) John Copley
b) Bartlett Sher
c) David McVicar
d) Robert Lepage
Answer: d) Robert Lepage

Which American director is known for his inventive staging of “The Rake’s Progress”?
a) Francesca Zambello
b) Mark Morris
c) Peter Sellars
d) Robert Carsen
Answer: b) Mark Morris

Who directed the iconic production of “Turandot” at the Metropolitan Opera in 1987?
a) Franco Zeffirelli
b) Robert Wilson
c) John Adams
d) David Alden
Answer: a) Franco Zeffirelli

Which director staged the visually striking production of “Salome” at the Vienna State Opera in 2018?
a) Deborah Warner
b) Robert Carsen
c) Patrice Chéreau
d) David McVicar
Answer: b) Robert Carsen

Who directed the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Fidelio” in 2020?
a) Phelim McDermott
b) John Copley
c) Robert Lepage
d) Bartlett Sher
Answer: a) Phelim McDermott

Which American director is known for his unique staging of “The Turn of the Screw”?
a) John Adams
b) Peter Sellars
c) Graham Vick
d) David Alden
Answer: d) David Alden

Who directed the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Manon” in 2019?
a) Phelim McDermott
b) Robert Lepage
c) David Alden
d) Bartlett Sher
Answer: d) Bartlett Sher

Which director staged the iconic production of “Rigoletto” at the Royal Opera House in 2001?
a) Robert Carsen
b) Julie Taymor
c) Patrice Chéreau
d) David McVicar
Answer: a) Robert Carsen

Who directed the visually stunning production of “Die Walküre” at the Bayreuth Festival in 2013?
a) Franco Zeffirelli
b) Robert Wilson
c) Patrice Chéreau
d) Achim Freyer
Answer: c) Patrice Chéreau

Which opera director collaborated with the composer John Adams on “Nixon in China”?
a) Peter Sellars
b) Robert Lepage
c) Penny Woolcock
d) Graham Vick
Answer: a) Peter Sellars

Who directed the acclaimed production of “Don Giovanni” at the San Francisco Opera in 2007?
a) Graham Vick
b) Andrei Serban
c) Francesca Zambello
d) David McVicar
Answer: c) Francesca Zambello

Which American director is known for his innovative production of “A Streetcar Named Desire”?
a) Peter Brook
b) Peter Sellars
c) Mark Morris
d) Robert Carsen
Answer: b) Peter Sellars

Who directed the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “The Marriage of Figaro” in 2014?
a) Robert Lepage
b) Phelim McDermott
c) Deborah Warner
d) John Copley
Answer: b) Phelim McDermott

Which director’s “Tristan und Isolde” production was staged at the Metropolitan Opera in 2007?
a) Patrice Chéreau
b) Harry Kupfer
c) Deborah Warner
d) Graham Vick
Answer: a) Patrice Chéreau

Who directed the famous opera film adaptation of “Madama Butterfly” released in 1995?
a) Franco Zeffirelli
b) Werner Herzog
c) Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
d) Julie Taymor
Answer: a) Franco Zeffirelli

Which opera director is known for his visually stunning productions of “Carmen” at the Glyndebourne Festival?
a) Graham Vick
b) Robert Lepage
c) Patrice Chéreau
d) Achim Freyer
Answer: a) Graham Vick

Who directed the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Eugene Onegin” in 2013?
a) Robert Lepage
b) Phelim McDermott
c) David Alden
d) Bartlett Sher
Answer: c) David Alden

Which American director collaborated with the composer Philip Glass on “Satyagraha”?
a) Peter Brook
b) Deborah Warner
c) Bob Wilson
d) Robert Wilson
Answer: c) Bob Wilson

Who directed the acclaimed production of “The Magic Flute” at the Metropolitan Opera in 2004?
a) Julie Taymor
b) Robert Wilson
c) David McVicar
d) Patrice Chéreau
Answer: c) David McVicar

Which director staged the emotionally charged “La Traviata” at the English National Opera in 2009?
a) Anthony Minghella
b) Francesca Zambello
c) David Alden
d) John Copley
Answer: a) Anthony Minghella

Who directed the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Cavalleria Rusticana” in 2015?
a) John Copley
b) Bartlett Sher
c) David McVicar
d) Robert Lepage
Answer: b) Bartlett Sher

Which American director is known for his modern interpretation of “The Marriage of Figaro” at the Glyndebourne Festival?
a) Peter Brook
b) Peter Sellars
c) Mark Morris
d) John Copley
Answer: b) Peter Sellars

Who directed the iconic production of “Don Carlos” at the Salzburg Festival in 2004?
a) Franco Zeffirelli
b) Luc Bondy
c) Patrice Chéreau
d) John Dexter
Answer: b) Luc Bondy

Which director staged the minimalist production of “L’elisir d’amore” at the Royal Opera House in 2007?
a) Robert Carsen
b) Julie Taymor
c) Patrice Chéreau
d) David Alden
Answer: a) Robert Carsen

Who directed the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “La Cenerentola” in 2014?
a) Phelim McDermott
b) Robert Lepage
c) David Alden
d) Bartlett Sher
Answer: d) Bartlett Sher

Which American director is known for his avant-garde staging of “Pelléas et Mélisande”?
a) Achim Freyer
b) John Adams
c) Peter Sellars
d) Robert Wilson
Answer: c) Peter Sellars

Who directed the acclaimed production of “Lohengrin” at the Bayreuth Festival in 2010?
a) Franco Zeffirelli
b) Robert Wilson
c) Patrice Chéreau
d) Achim Freyer
Answer: c) Patrice Chéreau

Which director staged the modern interpretation of “Le nozze di Figaro” at the Salzburg Festival in 2006?
a) Patrice Chéreau
b) Robert Wilson
c) Mary Zimmerman
d) Achim Freyer
Answer: c) Mary Zimmerman

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