La mamma morta: Opera in film (part one)

Here, by request, is a famous clip featuring an aria from Umberto Giordano's opera Andrea Chenier (1896):

 

Now, we can do a lot with this clip so over the next few posts we'll look at Maria Callas (and other singers), Andrea Chenier and Tosca, Verismo, and Opera On Film. But let's start with a little quiz of opera in film.

Below are some clips of opera music used in films. All you need to do, is try and match the film with the music. (I'll give you options.)

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(Not strictly a film I know but.... ) 8.

And the operas are:

Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro (1786)

Offenbach: Les contes d'Hoffmann (The tales of Hoffmann) (1881)

Puccini: Tosca (1900), La Rondine (1917), Gianni Schicci (1918)

Verdi: La Traviata (1853), La forza del destino (The force of destiny) (1862)

Wagner: Lohengrin (1850)

Good luck! Can you think of any other opera scenes/ music used in films? Do you like a piece of music that you can't identify? Leave a comment and we'll try and identify it.