Ever heard of Spoleto?

Spoleto is upon us, that magical time of year when everyone is mad for the arts.

This year brings the unveiling of the venerable Dock Street Theatre after its three-year restoration as well as new performers.

Najee Wilson will try to make it two in a row but only if he can get past challenger Diane Reed.

QUESTIONS

1) This ballet is about a peasant girl who protects her lover from a group of evil female spirits.

2) Name the artist who designed the Spoleto Festival poster.

3) Who wrote the play "Present Laughter" that will be performed at the Dock Street Theatre?

4) What was the first opera performed in America?

5) What's unusual about Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo?

6) Name the composer of "Die Fledermaus."

7) What classic fairy tale will be told using more than 150 marionettes?

8) What musical group is headlining the Festival Finale?

9) Name the composer of the symphonic poem "Siegfried Idyll?"

10) What year was the first Spoleto Festival?

NAJEE'S ANSWERS

1) Is it "Swan Lake"?

2) It has something to do with topography.

3) (Laughs).

4) Um ... "Phantom of the Opera."

5) Are they all men?

6) Tchaikovsky.

7) Maybe ... "Cinderella."

8) Charleston Symphony Orchestra.

9) Doesn't it start with a W... Wolfberg?

10) 1972.

DIANE'S ANSWERS

1) "Giselle." I already have tickets.

2) I don't know the artist's name.

3) Oscar Wilde.

4) "Barber of Seville."

5) Prince Rainier is their patron.

6) Strauss.

7) "Cinderella." Saw it in the program.

8) I don't know this either.

9) Wagner.

10) 1977.

CONCLUSION

Wilson's reign as Head2Head Trivia champ is cut short as Reed triumphs in this week's Spoleto edition. She'll return next week to defend her title.

In the meantime, enjoy Spoleto. It's one of the great arts festivals in the world, and it's happening right here.

CORECT ANSWERS

1) "Giselle"

2) Maya Lin

3) Noel Coward

4) "Flora"

5) They're all men

6) Johann Strauss II

7) "Cinderella"

8) Carolina Chocolate Drops

9) Wagner

10) 1977