Death By Opera

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Match the composer to the unfortunate circumstances of their demise (alleged or real).

1. Robert Schumann

Died from cholera after drinking unboiled water
Died from mercury poisoning as a complication of syphilis treatment
Died from complications from an insect bite
Was accidentally shot by a friend during a duel




2. Jean-Baptiste Lully


Drowned after falling through the ice on the river Seine
Fell from his balcony while greeting well-wishers
Was beheaded in a car accident
Died when he smashed hit foot with a pole while keeping rhythm and it got infected




3. Charles-Velentin Alkan


Died when a bookcase fell on him
Died from exposure when his wife locked him out
Died as a result of "bleeding" to cure his ulcers
Died from mercury poisoning as a complication of syphilis treatment




4. Alban Berg


Died after being thrown from a horse
Died after choking on a fish bone
Died from complications from an insect bite
Was eaten by bears




5. Peter Tchaikovsky


Died from cholera after drinking unboiled water
Died from complications after being whacked in head while in a taxi
Died when a bookcase fell on him
Drowned in his bathtub




6. Henry Purcell


Died from consuming laudanum in a successful suicide attempt
Died after getting sick in the cold after being locked out by his wife
Was run over by a automobile on his way to the opera house
Died from a lethal combination of alcohol and uncontrollable hiccuping




7. Maruice Ravel


Died after being beaten to death by his own wooden leg
Died of overeating at a feast in his honor
Died from complications after being whacked in the head while in a taxi
Fell to his death from the Eiffel Tower




8. Ernest Chausson


Died from malaria as a result of a blood transfusion
Died from an infection caught after cutting himself shaving
Died from a ruptured bladder
Died by riding his bicycle into a wall