Question
An opera by this composer ends with a declaration that “he laughs well who laughs the final laugh,” which is then repeated in a fugue. Leonie Rysanek substituted for Maria Callas in the 1959 Met premiere of an opera by this composer, performing as a character who was also one of Shirley Verrett’s first soprano roles. The title character of an opera by this composer sings about the meaning of “honor” while drinking at a Windsor inn. In an opera by this composer, a character sings the “Ave Maria” before being strangled to death. Until 2015, performers at the Met wore blackface to play a character in an opera by this composer who stabs himself next to his wife Desdemona. For 10 points, name this Italian composer whose Shakespearan operas include Macbeth and Otello. ■END■
Summary
Florida | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 33% | 0% | 67% | 134.00 |
Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 83% | 0% | 0% | 120.40 |
Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 67% | 0% | 33% | 114.50 |
Midwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 83% | 0% | 33% | 114.20 |
North | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 102.50 |
Northeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 85.75 |
Overflow | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 99.20 |
Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 100% | 0% | 50% | 128.50 |
South Central | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 130.00 |
Southeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 4 | 75% | 0% | 25% | 97.00 |
UK | 2025-02-01 | Y | 10 | 80% | 0% | 10% | 101.25 |
Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 8 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 95.29 |
Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0.00 |
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Justin Keung | Imperial A | Warwick A | 24 | 10 |
Seraphina Charlotte Foo | Cambridge A | Southampton B | 60 | 10 |
Arya Karthik | Oxford A | Sheffield | 85 | 10 |
Fahim Afzal | Cambridge D | Oxford C | 119 | -5 |
Louis Cameron | Cambridge E | NYU C | 119 | 10 |
Andre Wong | LSE | Warwick B | 125 | 10 |
Sarah Henderson | Cambridge C | Durham | 130 | 10 |
Andrei Hui | Cambridge B | Imperial B | 133 | 10 |
Benjamin Watson | Oxford C | Cambridge D | 134 | 10 |
Kevin Flanagan | Bristol | Southampton A | 134 | 0 |
Joel Crossley | Manchester | Oxford B | 134 | 0 |
Matt Sheldon | Oxford B | Manchester | 134 | 0 |
Roselyn Daffin | Southampton A | Bristol | 134 | 0 |