This opera house’s loggionisti (“load-joh-NEEST-ee”) sit in the upper gallery and have a tendency to loudly talk over performers and sometimes boo them. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this renowned opera house in Milan.
ANSWER: La Scala (“ska-lah”) [or Teatro alla Scala]
[10m] After receiving boos from the loggionisti, tenor Roberto Alagna walked off stage while performing as this character. This army captain is in a love triangle with the princess Amneris before he is buried alive.
ANSWER: Radamès (“rah-dah-MESS”) (He appears in Aida.)
[10h] The audience at La Scala booed during this opera after Luciano (“loo-CHA-no”) Pavarotti’s voice cracked during the auto-da-fé scene. This opera’s “Milan version” cuts the first of its five acts, which contains a hunting scene at Fontainebleau.
ANSWER: Don Carlos [or Don Carlo]
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