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Past Questions

The story of the ballet Fancy Free (3 PM hour) was the starting point for which of the following Broadway musicals?
	82.0%
On the Town
	5.5%
My Sister Eileen
	11.9%
West Side Story
328 respondents
Answer: On the Town

Kevin Kline, who narrates Peter and the Wolf on tonight's New York Philharmonic broadcast, joins a distinguished list of actors who have narrated the work. Which of the following narrators' recordings do you particularly enjoy?
	20.6%
Boris Karloff
	7.4%
Sir Ralph Richardson
	71.8%
Peter Ustinov
486 respondents

Which of the following conductors listed in today's highlights was chief conductor of the Dresden Staatskapelle from 1985 to 1990?
	30.6%
Valery Gergiev
	59.2%
Hans Vonk
	10.0%
Jesus Lopez-Cobos
471 respondents
Answer: Hans Vonk

Percy Grainger (hear his orchestration of Debussy in the 9 AM hour) was born in which of the following countries?
	5.1%
France
	77.6%
Australia
	17.3%
U.S.
549 respondents
Answer: Australia

Esa-Pekka Salonen, whose birthday is today, was born in which of the following cities?
	78.3%
Helsinki
	17.8%
Stockholm
	3.6%
Paris
561 respondents
Answer: Helsinki

The film La Strada (hear the Ballet Suite in the 3 PM hour) was directed by which of the following legends?
	6.4%
Vittorio De Sica
	4.8%
Francois Truffaut
	75.2%
Federico Fellini
311 respondents
Answer: Federico Fellini

Verdi wrote three operas based on Shakespeare's works, including Falstaff (1 PM) – which of the following is not one of them?
	11.5%
Macbeth
	6.1%
Othello
	82.4%
The Tempest
426 respondents
Answer: The Tempest

Michael Torke's Javelin (9 AM hour) was commissioned in 1994 by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra on the occasion of which of the following events?
	6.3%
World's Fair
	88.9%
Olympic Games
	4.5%
World Series
442 respondents
Answer: Olympic Games

Claudio Abbado, whose birthday is today, was the principal guest conductor from 1982 to 1985 of which American orchestra?
	16.8%
New York Philharmonic
	67.1%
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
	15.5%
Houston Symphony Orchestra
566 respondents
Answer: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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