Detailed Instructions: In this task you will be given a text passage from a trivia quiz. You should choose the category this question belongs to from these categories: History, Science, Social Science, Fine Arts, Literature. You can only choose one category, so if in doubt, please choose the closest match.
Problem:He employed a four-part choir in his somewhat misnamed Messa di Gloria, and once punched a theater manager for attempting to perform the one-act operas that comprise his The Triptych separately. One of his opera's centers on a soldier's sister and was inspired by Abbe Prevost, while another is set partly in a polka saloon and is based off the writings of David Belasco. In addition to Manon Lescaut and The Girl of the Golden West, this composer of Edgar and The Swallow used other Belasco writings to create his work about Sharpless, Goro, Pinkerton, and Cio-Cio San. For 10 points each, identify this Italian composer of Turandot, Tosca, La Boheme, and Madame Butterfly.
Solution:
Fine Arts