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This character was played by Jerome Hines in a 1980 Metropolitan Opera production, where he sang opposite Paul Plishka. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this villainous opera character. Act One of the 1883 version of that opera ends with a king warning a nobleman to beware this character. This blind man sings with that king in a long bass duet that directly follows the aria “Ella giammai m’amò (“EL-luh JAHM-mye mah-MOH”).”
ANSWER: Grand Inquisitor [or Le Grand Inquisiteur]
[10e] The Grand Inquisitor is the chief villain in Don Carlo, a grand opera by this composer of Il trovatore (“eel tro-vah-TOH-reh”).
ANSWER: Giuseppe Verdi [or Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi]
[10m] In this opera by a different composer, the title character helps Laura escape the clutches of the Venetian inquisitor Alvise Badoero and his spy Barnaba. This opera also includes a ballet depicting the times of day.
ANSWER: La Gioconda (by Amilcare Ponchielli. That ballet is the “Dance of the Hours.”)
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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
Arizona StateGeorgia State010010E
British ColumbiaYale0101020EM
Chicago BJohns Hopkins010010E
Columbia AWUSTL A010010E
Cornell BWinona State0000
FloridaOttawa010010E
HarvardToronto C010010E
Illinois ANorth Carolina A10101030HEM
IndianaWaterloo A0000
MITCornell A010010E
MarylandIllinois B010010E
MichiganColumbia B010010E
MinnesotaTexas010010E
NYULSE010010E
North Carolina BUCF010010E
NorthwesternToronto A0101020EM
Penn StateUC Berkeley B0101020EM
RITVanderbilt010010E
RutgersStanford010010E
Toronto BIowa State010010E
UC Berkeley AChicago A0101020EM
VirginiaOhio State010010E
Virginia TechGeorgia Tech010010E
WUSTL BWaterloo B0101020EM

Summary

TournamentExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 ACF NationalsYes2412.0892%25%4%