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 (-5[1])vocal patterns in a character’s plea for forgiveness after drowning her stepdaughter’s baby in an icy stream. (-5[1])In one opera from this country, (10[1])ascending harp chords in 3/8 open the aria “Song to the Moon.” (10[1])In that opera from this country, a prince dies after kissing the title water nymph. Folk dances like the furiant and polka feature in an opera from this country, whose other operas include Rusalka (10[1])and Jenůfa (10[1])(“yeh-NOO-fah”). For 10 points, name this country home to operas by composers Leoš Janáček (10[1])(“YA-na-check”) and Antonín (10[1])Dvořák ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Czechia [or Czech Republic; accept Czechoslovakia]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jack RadoColumbia APenn State B47-5
Teigue KellyPenn State AColumbia B64-5
Ivonne ZhouPenn AJohns Hopkins B7010
Sinecio MoralesJohns Hopkins ARowan A8210
Austin GuoPrinceton ALehigh A11610
Simon EmmanuelRutgers AHaverford A11810
Chauncey LoColumbia BPenn State A13110
HazelBardRutgers C13310
Thomas FlexerPenn State BColumbia A1350