<p> Cyrano de Bergerac Trivia</p><p>Actors José Ferrer and Gérard Depardieu have both portrayed Cyrano de Bergerac on film. What legendary Italian screen actress portrayed Aida in a film version of Verdi’s opera? (Sophia Loren appeared in the 1953 film version of Aida with the singing voice of Renata Tebaldi)</p><p>Identify operatic characters that are cousins, like Roxane and the title role in Cyrano de Bergerac (valid answers, though not a comprehensive list, include: the Marschallin and Baron Ochs in Der Rosenkavalier; Lescaut and title role in Massenet’s Manon; Cio-Cio-San and her cousin in Act I of Madama Butterfly; Juliet and Tybalt in Roméo et Juliette; Susanna and Barbarina in Le Nozze di Figaro; Beatrice and brothers Marco & Rodolpho in William Bolcom’s A View from the Bridge; Agathe and Ännchen in Der Freischütz; Lady Harriet and Sir Tristam in Flotow’s Marthe; Guadalena, Mastrilla, and Berginella are all cousins in Offenbach’s La Périchole; Zita and Simone are Buoso’s cousins in Gianni Schicchi)</p>
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