- Home
- / Ottorino Respighi
- / What is the name of Respighi's opera that he was composing when he fell ill?
What is the name of Respighi's opera that he was composing when he fell ill?
La Traviata
Rigoletto
La Bohème
Lucrezia
Answer
Lucrezia is the name of the opera that Respighi was composing when he fell ill. It was his first opera, and he was working on it when he suffered a heart attack in 1916. He died a few days later, and the opera was never finished.
Melodies of the Maestro: Ottorino Respighi Trivia Challenge!
More Questions
Who completed several of Respighi's incomplete and previously unpublished works?
His best-known works are his three orchestral tone poems -'Fountains of Rome','Pines of Rome', and what?
In what year did Respighi quit his professorship to dedicate himself to touring and composing?
What type of musicological work did Respighi do?
Where did Respighi perform in various capacities from 1925 until his death?
Related Quizzes
Subscribe Now!
Learn something
new everyday
Playing quizzes is free! We send 1 quiz every week to your inbox