Beginning of the 1970s, the number of theatres devoted to addressing the needs and concerns of women and providing greater opportunities for women in the performing arts has:

a. lessened

The first operas were inspired by

a. Giovanni Gabrieli's compositions. b. Gianlorenzo Bernini's sculptures. c. Venetian street processions. d. ancient Greek drama.

Impressionism was heard around the world, but it most thrived in _____.

A. France B. Italy C. Germany D. The United States of America E. England