Question

A “prophecy motif” from this opera that consists of two descending fourths and a tritone on notes (10[1])(read slowly) “C, long G; up to F, long C; up to A, long D-sharp” is associated with a character who first appears as an (10[1])offstage voice. Répetiteurs often audition with a difficult section of this opera in which a group of five Jews quarrel over theology. Chapter 1 of Alex Ross’s The Rest is Noise discusses how two “harmonic spheres” (10[1])are created by the rising clarinet scale that opens (10[2])this opera. An (-5[1])A dominant-seventh and F-sharp (10[2])major (-5[1])polychord at the end of (10[1])this opera has been called “the most (10[1])sickening chord (10[1]-5[2])in opera.” An Oscar Wilde play forms (10[2])the libretto (10[1])of (10[2])this (10[1])opera, (10[1])which (10[1])ends (10[1])as Herod (10[1])orders (-5[1])the title (10[2]-5[1])character’s death. For (10[1])10 points, the “Dance (10[1])of the (10[1])Seven Veils” (10[1])is included (10[1])in what (10[1])Richard Strauss opera (-5[1])about a princess who demands the head of John (10[1])the (10[5]0[9])Baptist? ■END■

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Frances HadleyEdinburghCambridge B1610
Jack Rado (DII)Columbia BColumbia A4110
Ivvone Zhou (UG)UNC B (UG)UNC A (Grad)7710
Emily Bussa (UG)Maryland B (UG)GWU A (UG)8610
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (Grad)Virginia A (UG)8610
Andrew HannaPennJohns Hopkins89-5
Owen Mimno (DII)NYU AColumbia C9310
Andrei HuiCambridge CImperial B9310
Rohan DalalGeorgia Tech BHarding94-5
Raymond WangCornell ARIT B9910
Michael KohnDurham ACambridge A10610
Ian He (UG)UNC C (UG)Liberty A (Grad)108-5
Kevin ParkClaremont AMichigan State A10810
Tegan KapadiaGeorgia Tech AVanderbilt A108-5
Thomas HartWarwickImperial A11510
Amogh KulkarniGeodesicSouth Carolina11510
Biyang Zhang (DII)Michigan BKenyon11710
Denis LiuArizona StateMinnesota C11810
Gavin MarkoffVanderbilt AGeorgia Tech A11810
Shardul RaoMinnesota BIowa State11910
Cormac BeirneSorbonneUW A12010
Roxanne Tang (UG)Ohio State AMichigan A12110
Joshua Schmidt (DII)Liberty B (DII)Virginia B (UG)12210
Omer KeskinOxford AOxford B12410
John Shelly (DII)RowanJohn Jay125-5
Jacky XuCornell BRIT A12710
Sam Macchi (DII)VassarNYU B127-5
Andrew FisherSheffieldOxford C12710
Mitchell ShaddenTexas AIowa A13010
David BassJohns HopkinsPenn13410
Andrew KelleyKentuckyTennessee13610
Ian DewanKielKCL13810
Alice Zhong (DII)UNC D (DII)GWU B (Grad)14010
Aisling SkeetDurham BBristol14210
Robbie HahnTexas A&M BUBC A145-5
Jerry VinokurovJohn JayRowan15410
Addie King (UG)JMU A (UG)Liberty C (DII)15510
Perry O'Connor (Grad)Liberty A (Grad)UNC C (UG)15510
Daniel Kim (DII)Maryland C (DII)William & Mary A (UG)15510
Tony LiangTexas A&M AAppalachian State1550
Kathy LiangRice AIowa B1550
Anwitha VempaliIowa BRice A1550
Alan ZhangUBC ATexas A&M B1550
Cameron WilliamsAppalachian StateTexas A&M A1550
Matthew Lam (DII)Ohio State BCedarville1550
Johanna Angell (DII)CedarvilleOhio State B1550
Zaid Asif (DII)NYU BVassar15510
Blake EnwillerVanderbilt BAlabama1550
Davin SivertsonAlabamaVanderbilt B1550
Rohan DalalGeorgia Tech BHarding15510