Thanks to the administration of the Jalisco Philharmonic Orchestra, the Guadalajara Reporter invites readers and opera buffs to take a stab at winning two free tickets to “L’elisir d’amore” (Elixir of Love) by Gaetano Donizetti for Sunday, November 30, 6:30 p.m., at the Teatro Degollado in downtown Guadalajara.
Answer the following three questions and e-mail your response to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before Monday, November 17, 6 p.m. (Put FREE TICKETS in the subject heading, please.) You need only tell us the letter of the correct answer — no need to type the titles. The two tickets will be awarded to the first e-mail we receive containing the correct answers. Please include your full name (only one name necessary) in the e-mail so that we can inform the orchestra administration, which is providing the tickets. We will e-mail collection details to the winner.
1. For which opera did Colette, who also wrote the novel “Gigi,” write the libretto:
A. “L’enfant et les sortilèges” B. “Carmen” C. “L’elisir d’amore”
2. Which opera was first performed in Paris in 1875?
A. “L’enfant et les sortilèges” B. “Carmen” C. “L’elisir d’amore”
3. Which opera was NOT composed by a French composer?
A. “L’enfant et les sortilèges” B. “Carmen” C. “L’elisir d’amore”