Question
Claiming illness, Maria Callas controversially walked out of a performance of this opera in Rome after only its first act. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this bel canto opera by Vincenzo Bellini, whose title Druid priestess sings the aria “Casta Diva.”
ANSWER: Norma
[10h] While singing the last note of “Casta Diva,” Callas often used this common bel canto vocal technique. This vocal technique involves sustaining a single pitch while performing a crescendo before a diminuendo.
ANSWER: messa di voce [reject “messa voce”]
[10e] Callas also performed as Fiorilla in helping to revive this other bel canto composer’s Il Turco in Italia. This composer’s other operas include The Barber of Seville and William Tell.
ANSWER: Gioachino Rossini
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Summary
| 2024 Booster Shot (Columbia) | 02/23/2024 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes) | 03/09/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt) | 03/02/2024 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo) | 02/23/2024 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
Data
| Vanderbilt A | USN A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |