Question

This tenor character sings the love duet “It’s a love song” with a soprano who likens herself to a still-faithful turtledove who has fled. This man exclaims, “O God! of what intoxication,” when succumbing to the seductions of a deceitful courtesan, and is roused from a drunken stupor when a trouser role character sheds her disguise and declares her love for him. This character’s (-5[1])beloved sings a coloratura aria punctuated by periodic interruptions and the sound of a ratchet, about “The birds in the bower.” (15[2])Three women in the opera (15[1])are (*) actually different facets of this character’s beloved, Stella. (-5[1])This man becomes infatuated with the Venetian courtesan Giulietta, who sings the duet with Nicklausse “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (10[1])(“BELL-uh NWEE, oh NWEE dah-MOOR”). “The Doll Song” and a barcarolle (10[1])feature in an opera titled for this man. (10[1])For 10 points, name this author whose “tales” (10[1])title (10[1])an (10[1])opera (10[2])by Jacques (10[2])Offenbach. (10[3]-5[1])■END■ (10[6]0[4])

ANSWER: E. T. A. Hoffmann [or Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann; or Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann; accept The Tales of Hoffmann or Les contes d’Hoffmann]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Addie KingJames Madison ASouth Carolina B63-5
Sam FooCambridge ABirmingham8415
Jaime Salamanca CamachoImperial BCambridge B8415
Michael MaysImperial ADurham8915
Thomas HartWarwickBristol98-5
Leo LawFarrellmagnetismBoston College11810
Arya KarthikGeorgia Tech DGeorgia Tech C12410
Ben Russell JonesEdinburghOxford13210
Jack ObermanSouth Carolina AJames Madison B14010
Benjamin McAvoy-BickfordNorth Carolina BNC State14110
Pablo LloydHCCTexas A14210
Connor MayersMaryland AGeorge Washington A14310
Sinecio MoralesJohns HopkinsGeorgetown14310
Quentin MotGeorgia Tech BTennessee A14510
Roxanne TangOhio State A Ohio State B14510
Aditya SharmaDukeNorth Carolina A14610
BiyangMichigan AKenyon B146-5
Roan DowlingGanon Evans Fan ClubArizona State14610
Ariel FaederMSU A and FriendZen and the Art of Buzzing14610
Bob FreedmanGeorgia AEmory A14710
Luke ZhangEmory AGeorgia A1470
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech AGeorgia B14710
Kevin FlanaganBristolWarwick14710
Emily BussaMaryland BGeorge Washington B1470
AidenKenyon AMichigan B1470
MargaretKenyon BMichigan A14710
DennisMichigan BKenyon A1470
Ketan PamurthyTAG Magnet: Taylor's VersionTexas B14710
Kion YouTexas CTAMU14710