Question
A recitative from this opera references its first aria by beginning with the notes C-C-B in C minor. A thunderclap concludes an “echo dance” from the “witches scene” of this opera’s second act. A strangely joyful sea shanty about taking a “boozy short leave” opens this opera’s third act. Two dances in the early score for this opera suggest its composer called for guitar in the continuo. A repeated chromatic descent from G to D serves as the textbook example of ground (*) bass in this opera’s final aria. This opera, with libretto by Nahum Tate, was inspired by John Blow’s Venus and Adonis. This opera’s protagonist sings “Thy hand, Belinda”right before “When I am Laid in Earth,” her so-called “Lament.” For 10 points, name this baroque opera by Henry Purcell about the Queen of Carthage and a Trojan prince. ■END■
Summary
2024 Booster Shot (Columbia) | 02/23/2024 | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 17% | 118.67 |
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo) | 02/23/2024 | Y | 4 | 100% | 0% | 50% | 121.25 |
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt) | 03/02/2024 | Y | 4 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 106.67 |
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes) | 03/09/2024 | Y | 6 | 100% | 17% | 0% | 82.00 |
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL) | 03/09/2024 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 130.67 |
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Andrew Zeng | Stanford | Ohio State | 30 | 10 |
Annabelle Yang | WUSTL | Case Western | 66 | 15 |
Owen Mimno | NYU A | Columbia A | 82 | 10 |
Kevin Park | Claremont | Vanderbilt A | 82 | 10 |
Sky Li | Toronto Penguin World War | Waterloo Bust | 82 | 10 |
Young Fenimore Lee | Ohio | Michigan A | 87 | 10 |
Andrew Minagar | Yale | NYU B | 97 | 10 |
Roan Dowling | Iowa | Iowa State | 99 | 10 |
Teigue Kelly | Penn State A | Michigan B | 99 | 10 |
Jeremy Cummings | WUSTL | Georgia Tech A | 102 | 10 |
Lexi Terman | Rutgers | Columbia C | 105 | -5 |
Rasheeq Azad | North Carolina | Vassar | 111 | 10 |
Jake Grodner | Princeton | Lehigh A | 114 | 10 |
Gabe Forrest | Squidward Community College | WUSTL C | 117 | 10 |
Tony Chen | Toronto Tony Jingyu Chen eats quizbowl | Toronto cDNA | 117 | -5 |
Jacob Simmons | SIUE | Truman State | 120 | -5 |
Amy Wang | Toronto Sprout | Toronto Pilk | 120 | -5 |
Ishan Joshi | Ottawa | Waterloo Cali | 123 | 10 |
Conner Yamnitz | WUSTL A | WUSTL J | 135 | 10 |
Alan Wu | Vanderbilt B | Belmont | 136 | 10 |
Jacob Dubner | Columbia B | NYU C | 139 | 10 |
Andre Wong | Columbia C | Rutgers | 140 | 10 |
Will Hollister | Lehigh B | Bard | 140 | 10 |
Euan Ham | Georgia Tech B | Georgia Tech C | 140 | 0 |
Fred Garvey | Truman State | SIUE | 140 | 10 |
Yihong Chen | Toronto Pilk | Toronto Sprout | 140 | 10 |
Jason Zhang | Toronto cDNA | Toronto Tony Jingyu Chen eats quizbowl | 140 | 10 |