Question
A composer with this surname turned tunes such as “Clementine” into Five Folksongs in Counterpoint for string quartet. An Alex Ross New Yorker article led G. Schirmer to buy the catalog of a composer with this surname in 2018. A Juilliard production of Falstaff inspired Virgil Thomson to cast a singer with this surname in Four Saints in Three Acts. Several nods to Tchaikovsky occur in the first of two violin concerti by a composer with this surname, which the Philadelphia Orchestra recorded in 2023 with (*) Randall Goosby. A singer with this surname made her name co-starring with William Warfield in Porgy and Bess. In 2009, manuscripts by a composer with this surname were found in an abandoned Illinois house. A singer with this surname earned renown in Verdi’s Aida as the Met’s first Black prima donna. For 10 points, a soprano named Leontyne shares what last name with a pioneering Black female composer named Florence? ■END■
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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William Golden | Romanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni Grill | The Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host Club | 60 | 15 |
Justin Wytmar | Don't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too | I prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble | 63 | 15 |
John Lawrence | Curse you, Periplus the Platypus! | The anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.) | 96 | 10 |
Vincent Du | Quasicrystal Silence | The Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub | 99 | 10 |
Ethan Ashbrook | [moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled? | BHSU | 117 | 10 |
Jeremy Cummings | Hang et al., Robert Browning | In Search of Things Past | 119 | 10 |
Mike Sorice | Team Name Think Detail | I would prefer not to | 124 | 10 |
Jaimie Carlson | Teach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness | wave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp | 133 | 10 |
Jason Golfinos | Saint Peter Andre 3000 | Evans Hall destruction awaiters | 134 | -5 |
Steven Yuan | Evans Hall destruction awaiters | Saint Peter Andre 3000 | 156 | 10 |