Question

The 2023 La Scala production of an opera from this country set its first and third acts in a submerged gothic cathedral and introduces its title character in a wheelchair wearing a pink tentacled dress. A composer from this country used his technique of “speech-melodies” to evoke natural vocal patterns in a character’s plea for forgiveness after drowning her stepdaughter’s baby in an icy stream. In one opera from this country, ascending harp chords (-5[1])in 3/8 open the aria “Song to the Moon.” In that (10[1])opera from this country, a prince dies after kissing the title water nymph. (10[3])Folk dances like the furiant and polka (-5[1])feature in an opera from this country, whose other operas include Rusalka and Jenůfa (-5[1])(“yeh-NOO-fah”). For 10 points, name this country home to operas by composers Leoš Janáček (-5[1])(“YA-na-check”) and Antonín (-5[1])Dvořák (10[2])■END■ (10[1]0[3])

ANSWER: Czechia [or Czech Republic; accept Czechoslovakia]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Dylan TanouyeTufts BCarabrandeis73-5
Rohan GaneshanHarvard ATufts A8410
Yixi YangYale ABrown A9710
Yrwin BatanMIT AYale C9710
Peter NelsonYale BA Brandeis Supreme9710
Jaehyun ParkBoston University ABowdoin B104-5
Michael ZhengAmherst AClark A118-5
MarkWilliams ADiamond Brandeis131-5
Evan LuccaBowdoin ABU B133-5
Rajat SethiNortheastern ABrandeises Brew13410
Graham LucasBowdoin BBoston University A13410
Hanson HuynhBU BBowdoin A1350
Jack YesnerCarabrandeisTufts B1350
ChrisDiamond BrandeisWilliams A13510
Derek FinoClark AAmherst A1350