The Daughter of the Regiment Study Guide

The Daughter of the Regiment Study Guide

Study Questions for Gaetano Donizetti's The Daughter of the Regiment

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1. Gaetano Donizetti, the composer of The Daughter of the Regiment came from what country?
2. The Daughter of the Regiment was written in a language foreign to the composer. What language is the opera in?
3. True or false: The Daughter of the Regiment became an extremely popular opera in the country where it premiered.
4. The most common music used by the military is what?
5. What was the dance that was wildly popular in Europe during the writing of this opera?
6. How many “high-Cs” does Tonio sing in his aria when he shows us how happy he is about marrying Marie?
7. What does bel canto mean?
8. Is the plot of The Daughter of the Regiment unbelievable and far-fetched?
9. Choose one: the soldiers of the French 21st Regiment consider Marie their a) daughter or their b) brother?
10. True or false: babies have been found on battlefields.