Topic Title

[criztian]

Nutcracker?

[wildrover]

The Nutcracker is correct - WD. :arrow:

[criztian]

Who composed the opera Nixon in China in 1987?

[wildrover]

John Adams - unfortunately I think we had this question recently...or then again maybe it was one of the other sites I visit!

[criztian]

Oh, ok. Which site? Adams is correct!

[JUS]

:arrow:

[wildrover]

I visit an awful lot of quiz sites so could be any of about a dozen. Anyway, the title character in Alban Berg's opera Lulu, set in the 1880s, is murdered in the final scene. Who is her murderer?

[JUS]

Is it Sweeny Todd? :oops:

[wildrover]

No - this was a real person...

[JUS]

is the murder a true story too?

[wildrover]

No, the murder is not real but the opera was set in 1888 if that helps...

[wildrover]

I don't think anyone's going to get this - in the opera Lulu is murdered by Jack the Ripper.

Taking its name from the Latin word for a goat, what name is given to a light, whimsical piece of classical music?

[JUS]

capriccio?? sounds Capricornus ish :lol:

[wildrover]

is the right answer.. (caprice would also have been OK )

[JUS]

What's one of these called apparently?