Question
This opera's overture, which begins with a2 (“ah 2”) trombones playing a forte ascending C minor 9th arpeggio and holding the high D, contains dances named for the spirits of Earth, Water, and Fire. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this one-act comic opera by Gustav Holst. This opera has only been performed once since its failed premiere, after which Holst re-arranged the overture as a more popular ballet suite.
ANSWER: The Perfect Fool
[10e] Holst’s The Perfect Fool is a parody of this Wagner opera, whose title Arthurian knight is recognized as a “pure fool” by Guernemanz while on a quest for the Holy Grail.
ANSWER: Parsifal
[10m] The latest opera Holst wrote before The Perfect Fool tells the story of two lovers from this country who successfully trick Death. In an opera set in this country, a soprano and a mezzo describe a “thick dome” of the title objects in a highly melismatic B major duet.
ANSWER: India [or Bharat] (The Holst opera is Sāvitri, and the other opera is Léo Delibes’ Lakmé.)
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