Question
Claudio Monteverdi developed his career at the court of this city, where his opera L’Orfeo premiered. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this city where, in an 1832 opera, the title character’s daughter Gilda is killed at the hands of the assassin Sparafucile. In that opera, a duke from this city sings about the fickleness of women in the aria “La donna e mobile” ("la don-AY moe-bee-LAY").
ANSWER: Mantua [accept Duke of Mantua]
[10m] The aria “La donna e mobile” is sung by the Duke of Mantua in this opera titled for his hunchbacked court jester.
ANSWER: Rigoletto
[10e] Rigoletto is by this Italian composer of Nabucco and Aida.
ANSWER: Giuseppe Verdi [or Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi]
<Fine Arts - Other Fine Arts - Opera>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USN A | Merrol-Hyde | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| USN B | USN MS | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| USN C | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowball Fight 2 | 1/11/2025 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |