Question
This opera's libretto includes passages from the Bhagavad Gita and Charles Baudelaire. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this opera in which Pasqualita sings a Tewa lullaby about a "cloud flower" that blossoms in the north. This opera’s opening chorus proclaims that "energy may become matter."
ANSWER: Doctor Atomic
[10e] This composer wrote Doctor Atomic. This composer also wrote Short Ride in a Fast Machine and Nixon in China.
ANSWER: John Adams [or John Coolidge Adams; reject "John Luther Adams"]
[10h] To close out Act I, J. Robert Oppenheimer performs this aria in which he repeats "knock, breathe" and "break, blow." The aria’s common title or the poem it was drawn from is acceptable.
ANSWER: "Batter my Heart" [accept "Batter my heart, three person'd God" or Holy Sonnet XIV]
<Fine Arts - Other Fine Arts - Opera>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strake Jesuit B | Northmont | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 1 | 30.00 | 100% | 100% | 100% |