Question

A police officer shoots the Son in a 2019 opera titled for this adjective by Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson. This adjective is the surname of a lyric soprano who won Grammys in 2021 and 2023 for the Met’s recordings (15[1])of Porgy and Bess and Fire Shut Up in My Bones. Paul Dukas’s only opera is titled for Ariane and a character with this adjective in his name. This color, the surname of an African American soprano named Angel, appears in the title of an opera that features a dissonant minor second (*) “blood motif.” In that opera, Judith finds a silvery “lake of tears” when (10[1])opening the sixth door after marrying a man with this (10[1])color in his name, who kills his wives and hides them in his closet. (-5[1])For 10 points, Béla Bartók’s only opera is about a Duke with a beard (10[1])of what color? (10[1])■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: blue [accept Angel Blue; accept Bluebeard; accept Ariane et Barbe-bleue; accept Duke Bluebeard’s Castle or A kékszakállú herceg vára]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
James MangravitiBoston College BTufts A3915
William OrrYaleAmherst10410
James McCurleyHarvardBowdoin B11410
Armie ErbanClark HouseBowdoin C128-5
Evan LuccaBowdoin AClark Wilson14210
Dylan TanouyeTufts BBU14510
Nate KodamaBowdoin CClark House1460