TOSCA CERTIFICATION SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ 2nd half of the century dominated by what?.
Answer: Verismo (stark truth on stage)
◍ Tosca: Mario, Mario, MarioSon qui!.
Answer: Tosca: Mario, Mario, MarioS q!
◍ 2 big composers of 2nd half of century.
Answer: Verdi and Puccini
◍ Who is associated with verismo?.
Answer: Mascagni (Cavalleria Rusticana) and Leoncavallo (Pagliacci)
◍ Who wrote "LaWilly"?.
Answer: Alfredo Cataloni
◍ What are the big 3 operas?.
Answer: Carmen, La Boeme, Aida
◍ Verdi was rejected from where?.
Answer: conserve
◍ Tosca: Perche' chiuso?.
Answer: Tosca: Why the locked door?
◍ Lo vuole il Sagrestato[The Sacristan wants it locked].
Answer: L v i S
◍ Left most money for what?.
Answer: Casa Verdi (retired opera starts place)
◍ Tosca: A chi parlavi?.
, Answer: T: You spoke to someone
◍ How many operas did Verdi write?.
Answer: 26, 24 of which were tradgedies
◍ A te![to you!].
Answer: A t!
◍ T: altre parole bisbigliavi. Ov'e'?.
Answer: T: Some other words were being whispered. Where is she?
◍ What happened in Verdi's life?.
Answer: wife and kids died
◍ Chi![Who!].
Answer: C!
◍ Bizet says what about Verdi?.
Answer: He is passionate and exasperating, but never boring
◍ What was Verdi's style?.
Answer: operas are easy to understand, like life. He has memorable
modlodies and great orchestration
◍ What was Verdi into?.
Answer: Nationalism of Italy
◍ T: Colei! Quella donna! Ho udito i lesti passi ed un fruscio di vesti.
Answer: T: She's here! Where's that woman! I heard her hasty footsteps, the
rustling of her dresses
◍ Sogni![Nonsense!].
Answer: S!
◍ What was Verdi's first big opera?.
Answer: nebuchadnezzar
◍ How was nebuchadnezzar relatable to the Italians?.
Answer: They felt like Israelites, being conquered
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ 2nd half of the century dominated by what?.
Answer: Verismo (stark truth on stage)
◍ Tosca: Mario, Mario, MarioSon qui!.
Answer: Tosca: Mario, Mario, MarioS q!
◍ 2 big composers of 2nd half of century.
Answer: Verdi and Puccini
◍ Who is associated with verismo?.
Answer: Mascagni (Cavalleria Rusticana) and Leoncavallo (Pagliacci)
◍ Who wrote "LaWilly"?.
Answer: Alfredo Cataloni
◍ What are the big 3 operas?.
Answer: Carmen, La Boeme, Aida
◍ Verdi was rejected from where?.
Answer: conserve
◍ Tosca: Perche' chiuso?.
Answer: Tosca: Why the locked door?
◍ Lo vuole il Sagrestato[The Sacristan wants it locked].
Answer: L v i S
◍ Left most money for what?.
Answer: Casa Verdi (retired opera starts place)
◍ Tosca: A chi parlavi?.
, Answer: T: You spoke to someone
◍ How many operas did Verdi write?.
Answer: 26, 24 of which were tradgedies
◍ A te![to you!].
Answer: A t!
◍ T: altre parole bisbigliavi. Ov'e'?.
Answer: T: Some other words were being whispered. Where is she?
◍ What happened in Verdi's life?.
Answer: wife and kids died
◍ Chi![Who!].
Answer: C!
◍ Bizet says what about Verdi?.
Answer: He is passionate and exasperating, but never boring
◍ What was Verdi's style?.
Answer: operas are easy to understand, like life. He has memorable
modlodies and great orchestration
◍ What was Verdi into?.
Answer: Nationalism of Italy
◍ T: Colei! Quella donna! Ho udito i lesti passi ed un fruscio di vesti.
Answer: T: She's here! Where's that woman! I heard her hasty footsteps, the
rustling of her dresses
◍ Sogni![Nonsense!].
Answer: S!
◍ What was Verdi's first big opera?.
Answer: nebuchadnezzar
◍ How was nebuchadnezzar relatable to the Italians?.
Answer: They felt like Israelites, being conquered
