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Play the Fort Worth Opera Festival 2008 Trivia Contest with Adrian Bate all this week.  What’s really great is WRR is also going to give you the answer! All you have to do is be the lucky caller and give the correct answer and you win a pair of tickets to the opera of your choice. The festival is here and runs through June 8 so call now for tickets at 1-877-FWOPERA and don’t forget to ask about the Golden Ticket!  See you in Fort Worth for Festival Two, THE POWER OF OPERA!

Q. Anthony Dean Griffey, who recently starred in the title role of Peter Grimes at the Metropolitan Opera (broadcast in movie theaters nationwide), will perform what role in Fort Worth Opera's Of Mice and Men?
A. Lennie

Q. The stranded Chinese acrobats, a troupe that came to Dallas for a national tour and arrived to find no tour, no money and no place to stay, are performing their act during an opera in Fort Worth Opera's Festival. What is the name of the opera?
A. Turandot

Q. Which opera during the 2008 Fort Worth Opera Festival is often considered to be the epitome of classic, Italian, romantic opera?
A. Lucia di Lammermoor

Q. The great Puccini wrote many wonderful operas, but which opera is often said to contain his most extraordinary score? (Hint: it's part of Fort Worth Opera's 2008 Festival)
A. Turandot

Q. Among many other successes, in December 2006, Elizabeth Futral was featured in the Metropolitan Opera's world premiere of The First Emperor. What role will she perform during the 2008 Fort Worth Opera Festival?
A. Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor.