Question
In one opera, Amina unknowingly performs this action as she mourns, “I did not believe you would fade so soon, oh flower,” a phrase inscribed on the grave of its composer who died at age 33. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this action. Verdi called for a “hollow and stifled” soprano voice to sing a fragile high D-flat on the word “andiam” (“ahn-DYAHM”) at the end of another scene nicknamed for this action.
ANSWER: sleepwalking [prompt on crossing a bridge with “While performing what action?”]
[10m] Amina is the title “sleepwalker” of a bel canto opera by this composer. The title druid priestess prays to the moon goddess for peace in the cavatina “Casta diva” from this composer’s most famous opera.
ANSWER: Vincenzo Bellini (The opera is Norma.)
[10e] Verdi wrote his sleepwalking scene for his adaptation of this Shakespeare play, which casts a chorus of 18 women to play three witches who predict the title character will become King of Scotland.
ANSWER: Macbeth [or The Tragedy of Macbeth; prompt on The Scottish Play or The Bard’s Play]
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Summary
| 2023 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | Premiere | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Carleton University | Premiere | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Claremont Colleges | Premiere | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Imperial | Imperial | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 60% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Indiana | Premiere | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Ohio State | Ohio State, Texas | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at RIT | Premiere | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Texas | Ohio State, Texas | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at WUSTL | Premiere | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |