Michael Martin
- The Prince of Liechtenstein
Hans-Adam II
- The Prime Minister of Morocco
Who is Saad-Eddine El Othmani?
The Dreaded Opera Category
- Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera
What is “Fidelio”?
(“Fidelio” was the first opera I ever saw – I saw an oratorio performace when I was in college)
- The final opera written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, it premiered just two months before his death in 1791.
What is The Magic Flute?
- Spanish gypsies, bullfighters and soldiers, all singing in French.
What is Carmen?
- A Chinese princess, Mandarin bureaucrats, and undercover royalty from Tartary, all singing in Italian.
What is Turandot?
- He tricks the title character into thinking he’s saved her lover, but doesn’t live to see Act 3.