Question

This tenor character sings the love duet “It’s a love song” with a soprano who likens herself to a still-faithful turtledove who has fled. This man exclaims “O God! (-5[1])of what intoxication” when succumbing to the seductions of a deceitful courtesan, and is roused from a drunken stupor when a trouser role sheds her disguise and declares her love for him. (-5[1])This character’s beloved sings a coloratura aria punctuated by periodic interruptions and the sound of a ratchet, about “The birds in the bower.” Three women in the opera are (*) actually different facets of this character’s beloved, Stella. This man becomes infatuated with the Venetian courtesan Giulietta, who sings the duet with Nicklausse, “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (10[1])(“BELL-uh NWEE, oh NWEE dah-MOOR”). “The Doll Song” and a barcarolle feature in an opera titled for this man. For 10 points, name this author whose “tales” title an opera by Jacques Offenbach. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: E. T. A. Hoffmann [or Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann; or Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann; accept The Tales of Hoffmann or Les contes d’Hoffmann]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eve FleisigBerkeley AStanford A28-5
Steven YuanBerkeley BBerkeley C60-5
Michał GerasimiukStanford ABerkeley A11710
Kevin YeBerkeley CBerkeley B14610

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