Which of Opera's Great Love Duets Suits Your Valentine Day?

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Which of Opera's Great Love Duets Suits Your Valentine Day?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  Your ideal romantic evening...

  • A.
    Is filled with a lot of different activities. 

    (Correlates to: Madama Butterfly & Pinkerton's One Night)
  • B.
    Just dinner is nice. 

    (Correlates to: Rodolfo & Mimi's First Encounter)
  • C.
    I want surprises.

    (Correlates to: Tristan & Isolde's Act 2 Rendez-Vous)
  • D.
    Don't need anything special. 

    (Correlates to: Rodolfo & Mimi's First Encounter)
  • E.
    Just hang out with my significant other reminiscing our love. 

    (Correlates to: Otello & Desdemona's Love Duet)
• 2.
  You want your romantic evening to be...

  • A.
    Long and endless. 

    (Correlates to: Tristan & Isolde's Act 2 Rendez-Vous)
  • B.
    Short and fun. 

    (Correlates to: Otello & Desdemona's Love Duet, Rodolfo & Mimi's First Encounter)
  • C.
    I don't think much about how long or short it should be. 

    (Correlates to: Madama Butterfly & Pinkerton's One Night)
• 3.
  Your date is...

  • A.
    Your spouse. 

    (Correlates to: Otello & Desdemona's Love Duet)
  • B.
    Someone I am meeting for the first time. 

    (Correlates to: Madama Butterfly & Pinkerton's One Night, Rodolfo & Mimi's First Encounter)
  • C.
    We are in a solid relationship. 

    (Correlates to: Tristan & Isolde's Act 2 Rendez-Vous)
  • D.
    It's complicated. 

    (Correlates to: Tristan & Isolde's Act 2 Rendez-Vous, Madama Butterfly & Pinkerton's One Night)
• 4.
  Love should be...

  • A.
    Tender and gentle. 

    (Correlates to: Otello & Desdemona's Love Duet, Rodolfo & Mimi's First Encounter)
  • B.
    Passionate and intense. 

    (Correlates to: Tristan & Isolde's Act 2 Rendez-Vous)
  • C.
    Unpredictable. 

    (Correlates to: Tristan & Isolde's Act 2 Rendez-Vous, Madama Butterfly & Pinkerton's One Night)
• 5.
  Relationships...

  • A.
    Should develop slow and steady. 

    (Correlates to: Otello & Desdemona's Love Duet)
  • B.
    Go as fast as you can. 

    (Correlates to: Tristan & Isolde's Act 2 Rendez-Vous, Madama Butterfly & Pinkerton's One Night, Rodolfo & Mimi's First Encounter)
  • C.
    Let time tell you.

    (Correlates to: Otello & Desdemona's Love Duet)
• 6.
  Romantic music...

  • A.
    should be quiet and subdued. 

    (Correlates to: Otello & Desdemona's Love Duet, Rodolfo & Mimi's First Encounter)
  • B.
    As passionate and erotic as possible. 

    (Correlates to: Tristan & Isolde's Act 2 Rendez-Vous, Madama Butterfly & Pinkerton's One Night)
• 7.
  What is love? 

  • A.
    The communion of two souls

    (Correlates to: Tristan & Isolde's Act 2 Rendez-Vous)
  • B.
    A potent attraction to another being

    (Correlates to: Rodolfo & Mimi's First Encounter)
  • C.
    I don't really think much about it. I just feel it. 

    (Correlates to: Madama Butterfly & Pinkerton's One Night)
  • D.
    A feeling that develops as two people come to appreciate their virtues and faults. 

    (Correlates to: Otello & Desdemona's Love Duet)
• 8.
  You are the kind of person who...

  • A.
    Plans out a romantic evening. 

    (Correlates to: Tristan & Isolde's Act 2 Rendez-Vous, Madama Butterfly & Pinkerton's One Night, Rodolfo & Mimi's First Encounter)
  • B.
    Goes with the flow. 

    (Correlates to: Otello & Desdemona's Love Duet)
• 9.
  Would you spend a romantic evening outdoors with your significant other? 

  • A.
    Yes

    (Correlates to: Otello & Desdemona's Love Duet, Tristan & Isolde's Act 2 Rendez-Vous)
  • B.
    No

    (Correlates to: Madama Butterfly & Pinkerton's One Night, Rodolfo & Mimi's First Encounter)
• 10.
  Which kind of gift would make you happy?

  • A.
    Box of chocolates

    (Correlates to: Madama Butterfly & Pinkerton's One Night)
  • B.
    A love letter

    (Correlates to: Rodolfo & Mimi's First Encounter)
  • C.
    A bouquet of roses

    (Correlates to: Otello & Desdemona's Love Duet)
  • D.
    Don't need any gifts. Love is all I need. 

    (Correlates to: Tristan & Isolde's Act 2 Rendez-Vous)
• 11.
  Which ones of these declarations of love would win you over? 

  • A.
    We are one. 

    (Correlates to: Tristan & Isolde's Act 2 Rendez-Vous)
  • B.
    You love me for who I am and I love you for who you are.  

    (Correlates to: Otello & Desdemona's Love Duet)
  • C.
    Your sweet eyes have stolen away my heart. 

    (Correlates to: Rodolfo & Mimi's First Encounter)
  • D.
    Let me kiss your dear, sweet hands. 

    (Correlates to: Madama Butterfly & Pinkerton's One Night)
• 12.
  Where would you like to spend Valentine's Day?

  • A.
    In a romantic restaurant

    (Correlates to: Rodolfo & Mimi's First Encounter)
  • B.
    Home & in Bed

    (Correlates to: Madama Butterfly & Pinkerton's One Night)
  • C.
    Somewhere magical and otherworldly

    (Correlates to: Tristan & Isolde's Act 2 Rendez-Vous)
  • D.
    On the Beach

    (Correlates to: Otello & Desdemona's Love Duet)
• 13.
  What were you up to last year on Valentine's Day?

  • A.
    With my current significant other

    (Correlates to: Otello & Desdemona's Love Duet)
  • B.
    Single

    (Correlates to: Tristan & Isolde's Act 2 Rendez-Vous, Rodolfo & Mimi's First Encounter)
  • C.
    With someone else

    (Correlates to: Madama Butterfly & Pinkerton's One Night)
• 14.
  How do you feel about Valentine's Day?

  • A.
    It's nice to dedicate just one moment to reflect on your love for your significant other. 

    (Correlates to: Otello & Desdemona's Love Duet, Rodolfo & Mimi's First Encounter)
  • B.
    I honestly don't really care much for the romance. 

    (Correlates to: Madama Butterfly & Pinkerton's One Night)
  • C.
    I don't need a special day to express my love. I do it all the time. 

    (Correlates to: Tristan & Isolde's Act 2 Rendez-Vous)

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Otello & Desdemona's Love Duet

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  This love duet is for those that have been in a stable relationship founded on fully understanding of one another. It's gentle musical structure and development ensures a calming reminder of your ripe and rich love.
• 2.
  Tristan & Isolde's Act 2 Rendez-Vous

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  The ultimate communion of souls, this duet is for couples in throes of passion who embrace an adventurous evening full of wide-ranging emotions and eroticism.
• 3.
  Madama Butterfly & Pinkerton's One Night

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  It's passionate and intense, but perhaps not so serious. The music soars with melodic bliss, rising and rising. It's for passionate lovers who aren't really looking to the future so much as just enjoying the here and now.
• 4.
  Rodolfo & Mimi's First Encounter

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  It's sweet and gentle, but also blossoms rather quickly. This is for lovers who connect quickly and love the jolts of passionate ardor coupled with tenderness.