Question
Give these German terms used in opera and musical theater, for 10 points each.
[10m] This system classifies vocal roles into secondary niches beyond register, such as “young dramatic soprano” or spinto, soubrette, and Heldentenor. Codified in Rudolf Kloiber’s Handbuch der Oper, this system often pigeonholes European singers in fest contracts.
ANSWER: fach (“fahkh”) [or Fächer (“FECK-er”); or Fachsystem; accept Zwischenfach]
[10e] Spoken dialogue, rather than accompanied recitative, alternates with folkish musical numbers in this genre of 18th-century German-language comic opera that includes Mozart’s The Magic Flute.
ANSWER: singspiel (“ZING-shpeel”) [or Singspiele]
[10h] The cast and the orchestra rehearse together for the first time at a read-through known by this compound word. More prevalent prior to the late-20th-century Hollywoodization of opera, these music-only rehearsals without props or costumes are unstaged, unlike “Wandel” ones that approximate blocking.
ANSWER: sitzprobe (“sits-probe” or “ZITS-pro-buh”) [or Sitzproben; reject “Wandelprobe”]
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 9 | 16.67 | 89% | 67% | 11% |