Question
This opera’s overture opens with the three-chord sequence of E-flat major, C minor, E-flat major said to represent knocking. The rising notes (read slowly) D, F, B-flat are each sung on the word “Hört” (“hert”) in an aria that this opera’s composer wrote to highlight the range of his sister-in-law, Josepha Hofer. This opera’s librettist Emmanuel Schikaneder premiered a character who falsely brags about killing a snake, leading his mouth to be padlocked. In this opera’s aria “Der Hölle Rache,” (“dair HUH-luh RAH-kuh”) Pamina is given a knife to kill Sarastro by a character who sings a high F6, the Queen of the Night. For 10 points, name this Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart opera titled for a supernatural woodwind instrument. ■END■
ANSWER: The Magic Flute [or Die Zauberflöte]
<Other Fine Arts>
= Average correct buzz position
Summary
2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 22% | 95.33 |
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 72.75 |
2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 17% | 82.17 |
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 11 | 100% | 0% | 27% | 93.82 |
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 10 | 100% | 0% | 10% | 96.50 |
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 76.60 |
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 13% | 94.13 |
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 11% | 72.89 |
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Eng | UNC D | Liberty B | 46 | 10 |
Malachi Ledford | Tusculum | VCU | 75 | -5 |
Alexandra Knight | Liberty C | Virginia | 97 | 10 |
Ivan Sumaneev | UNC C | James Madison B | 97 | 10 |
Alice Zhong | UNC A | Virginia Tech B | 97 | 10 |
Josh Schmidt | Liberty A | Appalachian State B | 100 | 10 |
Jesse Mindle | NC State | James Madison A | 100 | 10 |
Jesse Mindle | NC State | James Madison A | 100 | 10 |
Derek Aldridge | William & Mary | UNC B | 105 | 10 |
Cameron Wiliams | Appalachian State A | Duke B | 110 | 10 |
Mary Wells | VCU | Tusculum | 113 | 10 |