Question
In an aria from this opera, the title character sings how she “never harmed a living soul” and asks God “why do you reward me thus?” For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this opera that includes the aria “Vissi d’arte” ("vee-see DAR-tay") and ends with the title character jumping off of Castel Sant’Angelo to her death after murdering Baron Scarpia.
ANSWER: Tosca
[10h] Tosca is an example of this Italian genre of opera that focuses on the average man and woman. Other operas in this genre include Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana (“ka-va-LAIR-ia roos-ti-KAH-na”) and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci.
ANSWER: verismo [prompt on realism]
[10e] This Italian verismo composer created Tosca as well as the operas Madame Butterfly and Turandot.
ANSWER: Giacomo Puccini
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers) | 10/14/2023 | Y | 5 | 10.00 | 80% | 0% | 20% |
Data
| Columbia A | Swarthmore A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fordham | Swarthmore B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| NYU A | University of Delaware A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| NYU B | NYU C | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Princeton | Penn | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |