Question

The 2023 La Scala production of an opera from this country set its first and third acts in a submerged gothic cathedral and introduces its title character in a wheelchair (-5[1])wearing a pink tentacled dress. A composer from this country used his technique of “speech-melodies” to evoke (10[1]-5[1])natural (-5[2])vocal patterns in a character’s plea (-5[1])for (-5[1])forgiveness after drowning her stepdaughter’s baby (10[1])in an icy stream. (10[1]-5[1])In one opera from this country, (10[3])ascending (10[1])harp chords in 3/8 open the aria “Song to (-5[1])the Moon.” (10[5]-5[1])In (10[1])that opera (10[1])from this country, (10[1]-5[1])a prince dies after kissing the title water nymph. (10[1]-5[2])Folk (-5[1])dances like (10[1])the (-5[2])furiant (10[1])and polka feature (-5[2])in (10[1])an opera (10[1])from this (-5[1])country, whose other operas (-5[1])include Rusalka (10[4]-5[1])and (10[1])Jenůfa (10[2])(“yeh-NOO-fah”). For 10 points, name this country (10[1])home to operas by composers (0[1])Leoš (-5[1])Janáček (10[1]-5[1])(“YA-na-check”) and (10[1])Antonín (10[2]-5[1])Dvořák (10[4]0[1])■END■ (10[20]0[2])

ANSWER: Czechia [or Czech Republic; accept Czechoslovakia]
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= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nico Lotto (D2)Vassar BColorado College29-5
Francis BernhardtMiamiPurdue A46-5
Eveline OngOxford AImperial A4610
Jack RadoColumbia APenn State B47-5
Ariel FaederPitt ACWRU B (UG)47-5
Michal GerasimiukStanford MStanford A53-5
Zach TsengGeorgia Tech ETennesse A54-5
Max BrodskyUIUC ASIUE A6010
Teigue KellyPenn State AColumbia B64-5
Matt SchiavoneNorthwestern AWashU B6410
Will McCurleyAuburn AClemson A7010
Ivonne ZhouPenn AJohns Hopkins B7010
Benjamin WatsonOxford BCambridge D7010
Katherine LeiStanford LBerkeley A7110
Arthur GaydenUChicago AWashU C80-5
Jeffrey XuGeorgia Tech BGeorgia A8210
Sinecio MoralesJohns Hopkins ARowan A8210
Todd MaslykMichigan AMichigan C (UG)8210
Wyatt Curry (D2)MissouriNYU B82-5
Seraphina CharlotteCambridge AManchester8210
Andrei HuiCambridge BLSE A8210
Sarah HendersonCambridge CBristol A8310
Edward FogelBirminghamWarwick A8510
Christopher JosephNotre DameUChicago C88-5
Samarth RamUChicago BPurdue D8810
Luke ZhangEmory AGeorgia Tech F97-5
Malachi LedfordTusculum ASouth Carolina A97-5
Leo LawUF AUF D9710
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltEdinburgh98-5
Euan HamGeorgia Tech AEmory B10010
Owen Gilroy (D2)Texas BMcGill E101-5
Tiffany ZhouUF BUF C101-5
Justin HawkinsIndiana APurdue C10210
Emmett ChoUChicago DUIUC C105-5
Robert BallantyneBristol BDurham B105-5
Nathan Ouyang (DII)Michigan D (DII)Kenyon A (UG)10610
Eric YangPurdue AMiami10810
Roan DowlingIowaWUSTL A110-5
Carter TomaskyFlorida Tech AFlorida Tech B114-5
Ryan SunBerkeley BBerkeley C11610
Tegan KapadiaGeorgia Tech DGeorgia Tech C11610
Austin GuoPrinceton ALehigh A11610
Elie Aoun (UG)CWRU A (UG)Michigan State A116-5
Truman Fillbrandt (UG)UW AUBC B11610
Britton WebsterAlabama AAuburn C11710
Simon EmmanuelRutgers AHaverford A11810
Alan Fan (DII)UW BSFU11810
Shourjo Ganguli (UG)Ohio State A (UG)Michigan B12410
Karolis Margis (UG)Colorado CollegeVassar B1290
Josh HowarthWarwick BLSE B130-5
Chauncey LoColumbia BPenn State A13110
Towery McNeil (D2)Mississippi StateTexas A131-5
Sam Macchi (D2)Vassar ANYU A13210
HazelBardRutgers C13310
Oliver Thompson (DII)CWRU C (UG)Pitt B (UG)133-5
Blake DanzigerEdinburghVanderbilt13310
Ryan FangStanford AStanford M13410
Jisoo ParkUIUC CUChicago D13410
Conner YamnitzWashU CUChicago A13410
Kyle GronerFlorida Tech BFlorida Tech A1340
Amelia ReesDurham BBristol B13410
Allen XuGeorgia Tech FEmory A13510
Parker McCoigTennesse AGeorgia Tech E13510
Kabir ZamanSouth Carolina ATusculum A13510
Thomas FlexerPenn State BColumbia A1350
Alvin GuoUChicago CNotre Dame13510
Nermeen RahmanIndiana BWashU D13510
Ruchir Kodihalli (UG)CWRU B (UG)Pitt A13510
Joe Paterson (UG)Michigan State B (UG)CWRU D (DII)13510
Anton Akroush (DII)Michigan State ACWRU A (UG)13510
Sam Wang (UG)Pitt B (UG)CWRU C (UG)13510
Bryce Cruise (D2)Texas AMississippi State13510
Cyrus ZhouWUSTL AIowa13510
Uday Bhardwaj (D2)McGill ETexas B13510
Brynn JonesOregon StateTexas C13510
Arthur Zhang (D2)NYU BMissouri13510
Luca Balescu (D2)Texas DOle Miss13510
Alexander NicholsUCF BUF E13510
Christophe SavoieUF EUCF B1350
Matthew AndersenUF CUF B13510
Anthony LovegrenUCF AUF F13510
Hamish CampbellDurham AImperial B13510
Henry JamesonLSE BWarwick B13510