Question

The tenor character in this opera blasts the notes “C-sharp, F-sharp, F-sharp” and “F-sharp, A-sharp, A-sharp” in the same (15[1])rhythm during a scene in which the words “Vittoria! Vittoria!” are (-5[1])sung out of excitement. A church choir (-5[1])in this opera, directed by the sacristan, (15[1])celebrates (15[1])a general's presumed defeat (10[1])at the Battle of Marengo (15[3])by singing (15[2])the (15[1])Te Deum (“teh DAY-oom”) while this opera’s villain exclaims, “You make me forget even (*) God.” In this opera, after (10[1]-5[1])his hiding place in a den in a wall is discovered, the former consul of the Roman Republic, Angelotti, (10[2])kills himself to avoid being captured by agents. A character who sings “Vissi d'arte” (10[3])(“DAR-tay”) in this opera (10[3])jumps (10[1])to her death (10[1])after (10[1])Cavaradossi (10[1])is killed. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this opera about the title diva by Giacomo (-5[1])Puccini. (10[1])■END■ (10[4]0[2])

ANSWER: Tosca
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Auditory Fine Arts>
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Summary

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Seraphina CharlotteSee itFour Times I Have Despised My Soul1815
Justin WytmarIllinois ANorthwestern A29-5
Daniel LianMichigan BOhio State B36-5
Arthur ZhangNYU BPrinceton4315
Christopher SimsNorthwestern AIllinois A4415
Jon SuhHarvard AMIT4810
Michal GerasimiukStanfordBerkeley A5315
Todd MaslykMichigan AOhio State A5315
Thomas HartGressenheller AOxford School for Quizness5315
Alexander NicholsUCFUF A5515
Keerthana KrishnanTexas BTAMU5515
John John GrogerWUSTLPurdue5615
Arjun KalaIllinois BIndiana A7310
Adam Jones3HK1MMLimp Chriskit73-5
Bryce CruiseTexas AHouston9210
Omer KeskinSay itSorted9210
Adam FineChicago ANotre Dame A10610
Matthew SiffYale ABU10610
Andre WongLSEThe Crying of Team 4910610
Danny PeelenPittsburghOhio State C10910
Jacob EgolDuke ARIT A10910
Michael EngUNC BVirginia Tech A10910
Vincent DuUNC AUNC C11010
John XiangBerkeley BBerkeley C11310
Andrew HarmsMichigan StateCarnegie Mellon11410
Jacob FinleyNotre Dame BIllinois C11510
Leo LawUF BUF C11710
Dylan TanouyeTuftsHarvard B12010
Joel MilesMinnesotaSIUE129-5
Ryan RosenbergNYU AColumbia13010
Matthew LamOhio State BMichigan B13110
Matthew AmanteNotre Dame CNorthwestern B1310
Andrew VincentNorthwestern BNotre Dame C1310
Nermeen RahmanIndiana BChicago B13110
Logan MathisSIUEMinnesota13110
Justin KeungLimp Chriskit3HK1MM13110